tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:48:57 +0000a.k.a. the BEST Hip-Hop blog on the planet!http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/hiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)Blogger150125hiphopnerdhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-496384173583903441Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:51:00 +00002009-01-29T18:52:28.905-05:00 http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2009/01/hip-hop-nerd.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-2042714751945547338Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-01-27T19:18:24.856-05:00Oh well...T.I. feat. Young Jeezy - "Pop it Off"I can't stop the leakage...Bonus: T-Mo Goodie feat. T.I. - "Connect like Dots" (this track is pretty wack if you ask me...but you didn't)Aight? Peace.http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/04/warning-this-track-has-been-stolen-from.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-8177138878143457282Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:24:00 +00002008-04-01T12:33:39.891-04:00exclusive tracksnew musicEven if you gotta hear it via a new Nelly track...Nelly feat. Pimp C and Sean P (the one from Youngbloodz...not BCC) - "Cut it Out"Edit: this track actually surfaced sometime last summer...surfaced as in it was around...but it never caught on. Oh well...if I ain't heard it, it's new to me.Aight? Peace.http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-always-good-to-hear-some-pimp-c.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-4001380987463652535Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-04-01T12:12:30.896-04:00newsrandom videonew musiccommentaryIt's no secret that Hip-Hop has supported Obama...Kidz in the Hall even recorded a theme song for the man. Now, they've got the remix, featuring Talib Kweli and Bun B. And that ain't all folks...this track will appear on an Obama MIXTAPE that's being put together by DJ Green Lantern and Russell Simmons. It's true....Obama is Hip-Hop. Oh yeah, this "Message to Obama" from Joell Ortiz is probably http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/04/lettuce-ketchup-pt-2.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-5044918601294824471Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:25:00 +00002008-03-28T14:31:44.527-04:00exclusive tracksnewsnew musicWhich I honestly didn't believe was all that bad of a song, and was certainly a no-brainer for a first single. But, have no fear, that track will NOT be appearing on The Roots highly-aniticapated upcoming album, Rising Down. At least, not on the U.S. version. It's still gonna be available on the international releases, as well as be offered as an iTunes exclusive bonus track. Questlove said this http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/ok-so-you-were-disappointed-by-birthday.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-8326641798752480417Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:06:00 +00002008-03-27T12:14:04.735-04:00newscommentaryIf you've checked any news sites this morning, then you probably already heard this...but T.I. is expected to enter a guilty plea to the weapons charges he caught late last year. Unfortunate, right? Nah homie...check the deal this dude is expected to get...From Allhiphop: The 27-year-old rapper will serve around 12 months in prison and will be sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service, which http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/ti-to-plead-guilty.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-7546834678058312318Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:33:00 +00002008-03-27T12:04:36.441-04:00tributeBetter late than never right? 13 years ago yesterday, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright died due to complications with the monster HIV/AIDS. It really made the threat hit home for the Hip-Hop community...Now depending on how you feel about "gangsta rap," you either remember Eazy as the genius who brought the world N.W.A., or the vile, disgusting creature that contributed to the denigration of the black http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/damniti-missed-eazy-e-tribute-yesterday.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-9026968312693017800Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-03-27T11:28:05.765-04:00featured artistInstead of sitting back and complaining about the lack dope music available for the discriminating listener, Abstract Minds is putting in work and making that dope music they wanna hear themselves. Isn't that how the old saying goes..."If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself." And the world is a better place for it...peep the Abstract steez..."Summer in New York" Once again, http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/featured-artist-abstract-minds_27.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-469855248668891115Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +00002008-03-26T12:56:31.079-04:00random videocommentary...are the biggest bitch-ass move...And he's really serious with this? For one: it's not that catchy of phrase. Two: it isn't that popular. Three: I'm sick Puff tryna sell me bullshit. This man has ZERO talent, but continues to keep his name in people's mouths by pulling stunts like this. And people by into it...Or maybe it's just my complete and utter disdain for all things Puffy that is http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-bitchassnes-t-shirts.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-5834454646519224582Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:16:00 +00002008-03-25T03:30:12.832-04:00tributeShout out to YOU, the readers...in 70 days, thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com has been viewed by over 10,000 people. I feel the love ya'll...I'm feeling it...here's a millie for your troubles...Aight? Peace.http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/oh-yeah-i-almost-forgot.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-1258579748067795901Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:11:00 +00002008-03-25T02:56:05.583-04:00artist to watchSo, if you were to take Jim Jones flow and Immortal Technique's politics and roll it all up into one emcee, then you'd get Ankh Amen Ra.I first came across Ankh on HipHopDX doing an interview about Darfur. Now, any emcee that's aware of the genocide in Darfur and willing to make a song about is automatically gonna catch a brotha's attention. So, out of sheer curiosity about a guy who obviously http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/artist-to-watch-ankh-amen-ra.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-5396985534078790716Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:33:00 +00002008-03-24T20:36:20.450-04:00random videoLike myself...here's some video featuring Pete Rock, Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, and Ice Cube...SXSW Austin 2008: Ice Cube, Pete Rock, Jean Grae & Talib KweliSome people have all the luck...in this case 20,000 people. Whatever...Aight? Peace.http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/for-those-who-couldnt-attend-sxsw.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-6028085569546916973Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:26:00 +00002008-03-24T20:30:38.408-04:00newsnew musicIt's been a long time. I shouldn't have left you, without a dope blog to step to.Don't laugh at me...I'm serious...as cancer (shout out to the god emcee, Rakim!).I was gone for a minute...life happens sometimes. But I'm back now, so let's re-cap what's been going on in the world of Hip-Hop since we last spoke...In what is probably the funniest news to come out recently, Soulja Boy was attacked byhttp://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/lettuce-ketchup-pt-1.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-8826882769517482740Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:04:00 +00002008-03-20T01:27:24.116-04:00featured artistIf you don't believe anything else that I've ever said, believe this: Abstract Minds is DOPE. And not dope like "aww shit these guys are dope." I'm talking about these cats are dope like that china white heroin...and just as addictive.The Bio:Abstract Minds is a production duo that came about freshman year at HamptonUniversity. Charles Singletary a.k.a. The Architekt always had a love for http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/featured-artist-abstract-minds.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-8073450963505693980Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:35:00 +00002008-03-17T13:47:02.370-04:00new musiccommentaryAnd you can listen to it on MySpace...duh.I'm listening to it as I type...and for me personally, it's never a good look when the first song on your album has guest appearances. And not guest appearances like Styles featuring J-Hood on "G-Joint" from Time is Money. Sheek has The Game and Bun B on the first song. It's like telling us up front you can't hold down an album without some high profile http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/sheek-louchnew-albumdropping-tomorrow.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-4768393909008531371Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:43:00 +00002008-03-14T22:52:03.635-04:00exclusive tracksnew musicWell, other than confuse the shit out of people as to whether or not you're in jail or not...you release new music stupid!The Game - "Big Dreams"This is the first track off his upcoming LAX...but, to me at least, it sounds like it could be the next single for Trilla. The Game ain't changed his content...still obsessed with 50 and Dre...still name-dropping like crazy. Only this time he adopted http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/whats-first-thing-rapper-does-when.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-7252876003875317247Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:51:00 +00002008-03-14T14:07:52.174-04:00new musicBy now, I'm sure you've probably heard the new "Birthday Girl" track and been caught up in the "controversy" surrounding that song...I'll comment on that later. But today, The Roots leaked another joint of Rising Down..."Rising Down" feat. Mos Def and Styles P. If you were upset with "Birthday Girl"...this is the redemption song right here.Guess what folks...MOS DEF WAS ACTUALLY RAPPING!!! That'shttp://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/yes-more-new-music-from-roots.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-486070425138351678Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:42:00 +00002008-03-14T00:07:14.785-04:00new musiccommentaryIt's like...I know Rich Boy isn't the best rapper out there.I know this.I know that the beats are the most appealing part of his music.I know this.I know that without the catchy "throw some D's on that bitch" hook, Rich Boy wouldn't even be on the radar.I know this.Yet, somehow, this guy actually has me anticipating his new mixtape that's dropping April 15th.Maybe I'm just reaching my mediocre http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/rich-boy-is-my-new-guilty-pleasure.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-8792143024418527309Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:28:00 +00002008-03-12T20:12:44.693-04:00newscommentaryThey're called weed carriers for a reason...USE THEM!From Allhiphop:Dipset member Juelz Santana was arrested near the entrance of his Teaneck, NewJersey home, after police found hollow point bullets and marijuana in hisBentley.The rapper, born LaRon James, was arrested last week as heapproached his home in the gated community of Glenpointe.The arrestingofficer claimed he smelled the odor of http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/message-to-all-weed-smokers-who-double.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-4985552288571333529Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:45:00 +00002008-03-11T15:56:12.304-04:00Now I know the mood of this blog is to keep it "pure" hip hop, but if liking Lil Wayne is going to cause problems...change that, if liking mainstream music is gonna ruin the theme of this website...well you can suck my dick. Don't mean to sound rude, but it is what it is HAHAHAHA.Nahh for real though, I know I am late but it is still hard to believe it has been 11 years since Biggie passed. I http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/lil-wayne-feat-static-major-lollipop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JUST BLAZE)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-3917803905228964664Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:40:00 +00002008-03-12T18:55:17.296-04:00commentaryYou know...I should be in a good mood.I mean look at Hip-Hop right now: The Roots dropped a new single. Lupe got Jeezy and T.I. on the "Superstar" remix and it's hot. Sheek Louch is leaking more joints. Snoop has new videos. All kinds of wonderful stuff that I should've posted on here the past couple of days.But what have I been concerned with? Prodigy...the internet thug pseudo gangsta rapper http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-know.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-9084434110965487143Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-03-09T16:00:41.807-04:00tributeold school sundayI took the day off yesterday to attend to the rest of my life...so I'm sure you were missing the Old School Saturday! post. Well, I'm back, a day late and a dollar short...but I'm returning on the 11th anniversary of the legendary Notorious B.I.G.'s passing. So, in honor of Biggie, this special edition of Old School Sunday! will be dedicated to his memory..."I love it when they call me Big Poppa!http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/old-school-sundaybiggie-tribute.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-5886578053823999985Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:07:00 +00002008-03-07T15:14:05.353-05:00exclusive tracksrandom videonew musicAs you well know...Lauryn Hill has lost her damn mind. I mean, have you seen her lately?It ain't a good look for Ms. Hill. Wyclef thinks she's bi-polar...but who realy knows. If she is, somebody needs to get her some help, 'cause Hip-Hop could use some more of what Lauryn had to offer...Anyway, I was just over at Okayplayer and somebody found a rare/unreleased/or possibly new Lauryn Hill song on http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/newunreleased-lauryn-hill-track.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268653629852206557.post-5048312149357208001Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:59:00 +00002008-03-07T15:02:12.667-05:00random videoThe Roots feat. Dice Raw, Peedi Crakk and DJ Jazzy Jeff - "Get Busy"What else is there to say at this point? The Roots are KILLIN' the competition right now. Peedi went off on this joint too...but when you're rhyming behind Black Thought and Dice Raw, you have no other choice. Fuck April 29th...let that shit leak TODAY. I need some Rising Down in my life...Aight? Peace.http://thehiphopnerd.blogspot.com/2008/03/as-promised.htmlhiphopnerd08@yahoo.com (Mychal Smith)1