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Moving pictures visual to Kanye West’s...

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:01:00 -0800

Moving pictures visual to Kanye West’s “Heartless” single, directed by the one and only Hype Williams. Has a weird vector animation thing going that I’m not sure I dig. An E for effort though.

Q-Tip has teamed up with streetwear label Absurd to release this...

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:58:18 -0800

Q-Tip has teamed up with streetwear label Absurd to release this limited edition “The Renaissance” tee in celebration of his new album which came out last week. If you haven’t picked it up yet you need to as Tip is back in full effect. Peep here for more info.

Prime Cut: Kanye West releases yet another track off his...

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:54:36 -0800

Prime Cut: Kanye West releases yet another track off his forthcoming R&B-tinged 808s & Heartbreak album. Digging the beat, but Kanye lay off the vocoder man.

Now here is the brand new full-length trailer for Notorious that...

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:17:00 -0700

Now here is the brand new full-length trailer for Notorious that goes more into the plot and characters including a good look at the characters of Puffy, Faith Evans, Tupac and Lil Kim.

Psycho Les and an alien introducing The Beatnuts’ new...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:56:33 -0700

Psycho Les and an alien introducing The Beatnuts’ new album, UFO Files - Unreleased Joints on Pit Fight Entertainment, available now online and at stores. I wonder if they got a Kurious track on there.

Nifty little video for Torae’s “Switch”...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:45:00 -0700

Nifty little video for Torae’s “Switch” produced by on-fire producer Black Milk. The video alludes to a lot of classic hip hop videos including the computer window stylings of the ATCQ/LONS “Scenario” video directed by Spike Lee.

Sha Money XL Says Eminem's Return Called The Empack

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:39:07 -0700

Sha Money XL Says Eminem's Return Called The Empack:

Is he trying to say the word “impact” with that title? Kind of strange. Either way it will be Eminem’s first solo release since 2004’s Encore. (Full disclosure: I’m an Eminem fanboy.)

Cover to Q-Tip’s The Renaissance due November 4th....

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:33:17 -0700

Cover to Q-Tip’s The Renaissance due November 4th. Let’s hope it’s not underrated like his debut solo Amplified.

The master at work. Kanye West and GLC take us in studio for the...

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:44:00 -0700

The master at work. Kanye West and GLC take us in studio for the creation of “Big Screen”.

The cover to Black Milk’s Tronic due October 28th on Fat...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:23:06 -0700

The cover to Black Milk’s Tronic due October 28th on Fat Beats Records. The kid is the second coming of J Dilla.

Killah Priest and Chief Kamachi’s Beautiful Minds is due...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:19:24 -0700

Killah Priest and Chief Kamachi’s Beautiful Minds is due September 23rd from Traffic Entertainment/Good Hands. The second tier Wu-Tang members seem to be stepping back into it. Hell Razah just released his solo last week.

Moving pictures video for the song...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:14:13 -0700

Moving pictures video for the song “Shutterbuggin’” from the Buck 65 album Situation. Damn, I love this dude’s delivery. A dry drawl, but with enough substance to keep it moving.

On a side note, why are Canadians killing us in the inventive rapper’s realm?

"When I told [Biggie] I was just making it for myself, he immediately wanted it. I said sure, but..."

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:09:50 -0700

“When I told [Biggie] I was just making it for myself, he immediately wanted it. I said sure, but didn’t think much of it. Then, next thing I know, I heard it playing somewhere. I’m over it now though.”

- Pete Rock on not receiving production credit for Biggie’s Juicy.

The first teaser trailer for the Biggie Smalls bio pic...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:05:00 -0700

The first teaser trailer for the Biggie Smalls bio pic Notorious. Looks pretty damn legit. What do you guys think?

Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Russell Simmons are some of the...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:58:53 -0700

Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Russell Simmons are some of the latest music stars to show their support for Barack Obama becoming the next U.S. President. The artists have all designed limited edition official Barack Obama tees in support of the campaign and are available for $60 a pop. All these shirts are currently available at the official Obama website

Above: The “Change” Men’s tee designed by Jay-Z,

Boombox from THE FUTURE: JVC - Mini System 540 watts - HXD77J.

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:31:33 -0700

Boombox from THE FUTURE: JVC - Mini System 540 watts - HXD77J.

"Your prayers have been answered!! There’s a new version of love Love Lockdown coming. We used new..."

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:05:00 -0700

“Your prayers have been answered!! There’s a new version of love Love Lockdown coming. We used new taiko drums and I re-sung it… it’s being Mastered now…”

- Kanye West blogging about the new version of the first single off his 808’s & Heartbreak album due in December.

Album cover for legendary D.I.T.C. crew member Diamond D’s...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:57:00 -0700

Album cover for legendary D.I.T.C. crew member Diamond D’s solo release The Huge Hefner Chronicles due October 14th. Don’t know if this cover is supposed to be ironic or not, I hope it’s the former.

KMD’s BL-CK B-ST-RDS is being reissued October 7th by...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:52:34 -0700

KMD’s BL-CK B-ST-RDS is being reissued October 7th by Metal Face Records with the original incendiary album cover art. This is where MF Doom got his start for those not in the know.

The much anticipated mixtape from Royce Da...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:47:06 -0700

The much anticipated mixtape from Royce Da 5’9” and DJ Green Lantern makes it’s debut at HipHopDX. The nice fellas over there have been nice enough to provide a link: download Bar Exam 2 here.