Wale – My Sweetie + Hannibal King – My Poetry (ft. Donny Goines & Nero)
Brand new one from that MC that goes by the name Wale. Produced by Apple Juice Kid.
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Hannibal King – My Poetry (ft. Donny Goines & Nero)
A leak off producer Hannibal King’s new mixtape (best name ever) Eating Cornbread On the Millennium Falcon. Album art is pretty amazing too – shouts to the homie Nero.
Felt (Slug x Murs) -Protagonists
- Felt -Protagonists (Right Click + Save As)
- Felt – Protagonists (Usershare)
Ah yes! The first leak from one of my most anticipated releases – Felt 3: A Tribute To….well they have released that information yet. But we do know who will be producing the new album. “And this time Ace Rock is the drummer” states Murs in this booming new track from the duo whose other half is Slug of Atmosphere. Producer Aesop Rock will take Ant’s place on the third installation of the Felt series. I was a bit iffy when I realized Ant wouldn’t be producing the album – but Aesop Rock is the man to fill in the position. This track is the perfect taste of what is to come.
Also Rhymesayers released a clue on the album title based off this picture. Thanks guys..HA!
No Bird Sing – Dead Leaves ft. Bo Ramsey
No Bird Sing – Dead Leaves ft. Bo Ramsey
The homie Graham of No Bird Sing (and Junkyard Empire) sent me this track a few days ago but I was slacking cause I was so busy. Thanks to Mike over at MWB for uploading the track. These St. Paul natives just finished up their full length self-titled debut album and just released this second single titled “Dead Leaves.” This track features booming guitar from Grammy Award winning guitarist Bo Ramsey – the rest of the album includes appearances from Eyedea and Kristoff Krane.
I’m not 100% sure on a release date – but they are having a release party on September 12th and the Triple Rock. Check out the flyer for the show here.
Add-2 – Superman (Promo Video) + Jay-Z – Run This Town (Video Trailer)
I really thought I was going to have to play some serious catch up after not blogging for a few days but not much really dropped. Thankfully I got some good stuff from the homie Add-2 as he drops this promo video for his upcoming track “Superman” which will be featured on his Tale of Two’s City 3: The Rise & Fall mixtape that drops August 28th. Video looks to be dope.
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Preview/trailer for the “Run This Town” video. Jay. Rihanna. Kanye.
Fly.Union – Value Pack II + XV – To Do List ft. TiRon
The fellas from Columbus, Ohio release the second round of their Value Pack series. Really like what these guys are doing.
Pick up round one here in case ya missed it.
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Another track from the man with the hottest mixtape in the game right now. I’m serious I bumped his latest mixtape Everybody’s Nobody all week and seeing positive press everywhere.
You can pick it up below and read about it here.
XV – Everybody’s Nobody (Mixtape)
Kid CuDi – Man On The Moon: End of Day (Album Art)
Kid CuDi’s debut album Man On The Moon: End of Day drops September 15th. Normal version above, deluxe DVD version below. Expect guest work from Kanye West, Common, The Clipse, Snoop Dogg and MGMT.
Nero & Mike Waxx Interview + Add-2 – August 28th (Kinda Like A Big Deal Freestyle)
A dope interview with the homies Nero & Mike Waxx. They talk about Alive & Vibrant Mixtape, how the duo came together, future projects including his upcoming mixtape titled Nero Reinvents The Rubik’s Cube. Nero then does his thing – spitting a dope freestyle. AIRTIME!
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Add-2 – August 28th (Kinda Like A Big Deal Freestyle)
Chicago’s Add-2 hops on the Clipse beat in anticipation of his upcoming mixtape, Tale of Two’s City, Vol. 3. Look for it August 28th.
A.R.M. – I Shine ft. Supastition + Eyedea UGHH Interview Part 2
A.R.M. – I Shine ft. Supastition
Twin Cities rapper Manifest, KruKid and Seattle producer Budomake up the group A.R.M. I actually saw these fellas open up for K’Naan a few weeks back – pretty dope stuff. You can catch some video footage of the event here. Well this time they recruit Supastition, a dope MC from North Carolina. This track will not be on the duo’s upcoming album titled Uprising but it certainly a good glimpse of what is to come.
Next up – a video for “Heaven Only Knows” which features Brother Ali and will be on their upcoming album.
probs to MWB.
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While we are in the Twin Cities – part 2 of Eyedea’s inteview with UGHH.
Eyedea discusses the identity crisis he faced touring the country with Atmosphere at age 17. Referred to by Slug as a child prodigy, he discusses the book he co-wrote with Abilities’ brother Derek before finishing high school: the main character having spawned his alias Oliver Heart. Heartbreak, addiction, death, regret and… dealing shrooms to his boss back when he worked as a medical records clerk form the underpinnings of a life Eyedea claims to be book worthy. Will there be an Eyedea autobiography in the near future? Check out the new album By The Throat at UndergroundHipHop.com.
Mr. Music – Take You To Another World (Club Mix) ft. LA
Mr. Music – Take You To Another World (Club Mix) ft. LA
I’m slacking hardcore and I should of posted this track up last week. Especially since Mr. Music and LA will have a track on the upcoming Airtime Collection X Pwelbs.com Mixtape! Anyway – Mr. Music just relased a club mix of one of his singles which features his homie LA. I also posted up a video above the duo asking for you votes for a contest they are hopefully going to win. If they win they will be opening for Akon, T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo and Flo Rida at a show in Miami. Just watch the video above and they will explain the rest. Support these fellas!
Felt 3: A Tribute to ______?
Well this speaks for it self. More clues to come about the album title and which producer the duo will be working with. Felt 2 is easily one of my favorite hip-hop albums ever.
This is already my favorite album of 2009/10.
Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa – How Fly (Mixtape)
Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa – How Fly (Mixtape) (zshare) | Mediafire | Megaupload
The wait is over! Fly Society’s own jet setter Curren$y comes together with “Mr. Pittsburgh Sound” Wiz Khalifa. I also threw in some behind the scenes footage at the bottom. This tape should be ridiculous – two of my favorite up and coming rappers.
shouts to illRoots for having it first.
The Clipse – I’m Good (Video) + T.I. – Slide Show ft. John Legend (Video)
Brand new video from The Clipse and Pharrell for thee track “I’m Good” off Till The Casket Drops. “All Eyes On Me” »> “I’m Good.” Still a fresh track though.
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I sort of forgot how much I like this track. Video for “Slide Show” off T.I.’s Paper Trail. I guess a reissue of the album got scraped but the tracks should be hitting the net sometime soon.
Two Mike Posner Interview + Eyedea – UGHH Interview Part 1 (Video)
Here are two informative interview with the homie Mike Posner. In the video above Mike talks about how he started making moves with his music and balancing his music career and attending college. New mixtape drops this fall and an album early next year.
Mike Posner stopped by the iHipHop offices to discuss his new deal with J Records, Why he doesn’t feel like he’s “made” it yet, and how pop music doesn’t have to be corny. Mike also identifies with the new multicultural genre by citing Outkast and Paul Simon as influences. He also stresses the importance of writing his own music to avoid the incestuous tendencies of pop music.
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UGHH interview with Eyedea – they talk the space time continuum and Eyedea’s abscense from hip-hop until the duo’s latest album.
P.O.S. At Warped Tour (Minneapolis Stop)
Some dope footage of P.O.S. performing at the Minneapolis stop of this years Warped Tour. Brought to you by the good folks over at Minneapolis Fucking Rocks.
Mike Posner Signs to J Records + Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Present How Fly (Video Promo)
Promo video for Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y’s upcoming collaboration mixtape titled How Fly.
Nero – Paint The Town Crimson
Nero does it again, this time going over Hov’s “Run This Town.” This is for the doubters who think this NY youngster can’t spit.
and according to the homie Mike Waxx:
“We shot a video for ‘Funkorama’ today in Coney Island, so expect that to drop in a few weeks.”
Ah shit! Where did he get that fresh t-shirt? The Airtime Collecton or bust fools. Yep, Ya dig.
Longshot – Healthy Self Esteem (Behind The Scenes with Brandon Allday) + Jay-Z Talks The Blueprint 3 Album Art
Longshot – Healthy Self Esteem (Prod. Brandon Allday) (MP3) | Link
Chicago MC Longshot and producer Brandon Allday of Big Quarters came together to create a fresh new track for Longshot’s new mixtape Future of Chi. This is a behind the scenes look on how everything went down. YouTube description:
New track from Chicago based artist Longshot, called Healthy Self Esteem. Produced by Brandon Allday of Big Quarters. Coming soon the break down your doors single from Longshot called The Real U produced by Jake One on Rhymesayers entertainment. Keep your eyes open.
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Jay-Z explains his new album cover. Reminds me of one of my favorite albums ever.
“These things are like the forgotten pieces in hip-hop,” Hov explained. “It’s still about music. It’s not about radio, making gimmicks — it’s still about making music. Those things are piled in the corner. These are the forgotten things about music. It’s still about music. It’s not about radio, it’s not about making gimmicks, it’s about music. The three stripes that everybody is asking about is made from the original [number] three. The first three they made on the wall was someone carving. If you look at [the number] 3, all they did was connect lines. The whole thing about this album, how I approached it, is that I wanted to make a new classic to start that all over again — to go back to making classic albums like the ones we grew up listening to.”
If you forgot what it looks like – check it out here.
Nipsey Hussle – Bullets Ain’t Got No Names Vol. 3 + Rick Ross – Lay Back 2 ft. Robin Thicke
Nipsey Hussle – Bullets Ain’t Got No Names Vol. 3 (Mixtape)
A pretty dope mixtape from the face of the West Coast right now - Nipsey Hussle. Definitely has that west coast feel.
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Rick Ross – Lay Back 2 ft. Robin Thicke
Even with the bizarre past of Rick Ross I still find Deeper Than Rap to be one of the better release of this year. “Lay Back” was already one of my favorite tracks with a guest feature from crooner Robin Thicke. Well it looks like they put together a part 2 which is equally is dope. This is the next single off Deeper Than Rap.
Eyedea & Abilities – Junk (Video) + F. Stokes – Jeremiah (Prod. Lazerbeak) (Video)
Latest video from Chicago rapper F. Stokes – the track titled “Jeremiah” is from F. Stokes latest EP titled Death of a Handsome Bride which features exlusive prodcution from Doomtree producer Lazerbeak.
spotted at MWB.
Listen to M.P.L.S. – Episode #40 w/ Rambo Salinas
Listen to M.P.L.S. – Episode #40 w/ Rambo Salinas
Rambo and BoomBoxes and Records and Cars and Salinas and Bikes and Hotpants and Tapes and Radio Raheem and Potatoes and Djin and…
One of the most interesting episodes…easily. If you like hip-hop you just gotta listen to this. They talk boomboxes, dope ass shows around MPLS, bikes, light rail, food spots around MPLS and bad luck.
Bonus downlaod: Radio Raheem 2nd Annual Tribute
Brother Ali Interview w/ Mr. Peter Parker on B96
I seriously listened to B96 forever when this interview was supposed to happen and I never heard it. Ha but I’m glad it has made it to the internet. They talk Ali’s new album Us, touring, Fresh Air Tour, Rhymesayers as a label, album title and much more. A must listen!
Complex Magazine – Kid CuDI Interview (August/September)
Complex Magazine – Kid CuDI Interview (August/September)
There was also a promo video about the making of the artwork. I’m gonna have to go pick up this issue – looks dope. Also the gorgeous Keri Hilson is on the flip side – you can check out her full fashion spread over here. Artwork for the Keri stuff is the dude who did the artwork for the following videos: Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.,” Kanye West’s “Good Life” & Kid Cudi’s “Day N Nite.”
Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3 Album Art + Tracklist
1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West)
2. D.O.A. (Produced by No I.D.)
3. Weigh Me Down Feat. Kid Cudi (Produced by Kanye West)
4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT)
5. Run This Town Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland)
8. Always Feat. Drake (Produced by Kanye West)
9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West)
10. Everyday A Star Is Born Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West)
12. Forever Young Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.)Bonus Tracks:
14. Sound Of The 70s (Produced by Kanye West)
15. We Made History (Produced by Kanye West)
Well there ya have it. I know I’m happy to see lots of Kanye production, not sure about so much Mr. Hudson…and that MGMT track? Looks like a monster though.
Also this tracklist might not be totally official – so things could change.
Kidz In The Hall – Flickin + Nero – Kinda Like A Big Deal (#77 DJBooth.net Freestyle Series)
Kidz in the Hall – Flickin’ (MP3)
Kidz In The Hall – Flickin (iTunes)
**Update** Other blogs have posted the mp3 so I will too!
Out of respect for Kidz In The Hall I’m going to just post up the stream for “Flickin’” which is the first single off their new album Land Of Make Believe which drops October 13th via Duck Down Records. Double-O with the fresh production – and one hell of a catchy hook. What is “flickin” you ask? The duo explains below:
“FLICKIN” is a prime example of dichotomy of imagination and reality. The title is a colloquial Chicago term. Naledge explains “Flickin’” is the idea that at any point in time something is photo-ready or picturesque. When I was younger it was used to describe a person’s car, shoes, haircut, or outfit. Any material possession with physical beauty.” “Confidence is key” Double-0 adds, “The song should make you feel good when you look in the mirror regardless of what you have on.”
-Kidz In Hall
I got a feeling I’m going to be bumping this all week.
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Nero – Kinda Like A Big Deal (#77 DJBooth.net Freestyle Series)
The 77th entry in our DJBooth.net Freestyle Series comes courtesy of Nero, the NYC up-and-comer introduced to readers via TreaZon‘s Explosion (Remix). On his brand new, previously-unreleased Kinda Like A Big Deal freestyle, the currently unsigned emcee flows over a DJ Khaled & Chin Injeti-produced instrumental originally featured on the Clipse‘s single of the same name. Nero is currently working on a new project entitled Nero Reinvents the Rubik’s Cube, due out soon; in the meantime, fans can check out Alive & Vibrant: Relive the Moment (Special Edition), released June 21st and available now.
Yep, ya dig.
If you haven’t downloaded Nero’s Alive & Vibrant: Relive the Moment mixtape, please do so now.
