Spied via 2DB, I think Charles blindsided everyone with this one.

…I give you, without any real promotion or hype, “My Brain Is Alive” – Charles Hamilton

Pretty much. Just a few days after Charles Hamilton released Well Isn’t This Awkward, he decided to drop off another tape in honor of his 1000th post on his blog and the Rise of Charles Hamilton. He also gave a track by track run down of WITA, so check that if you’re interested.

Say what you will, but many moons ago, I tried to warn you that C.Ham was a workhorse & far more determined than a lot of these rappin cats. Aside from characters named Gucci & Max, previously Wayne, nobody has put in this type of Tupacian work aside from young Charles. Will it all be special? Prolly not. But will it satiate his core fans & provide at least a few noteworthy tracks? Yes indeed, as what he has it what a few of the aforementioned didn’t in that he’s respectable on the mic.

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Jojo @ 1:50. Two times. That’s right resuscitate me, let me die again then stand me in the corner with a Yanks fitted. Read the rest of this entry »

New video for Royce’s “Part Of Me,” courtesy of the good folks @ Three/21 & Royce’s own M.I.C. Records.

When I think of George Benson, I think of a vocalist & guitarist, both of the featherweight persuasion. Nothing too heavy but very listenable. What I don’t think of is him as a champion for weed.

Coming off of 1978′s Erotic Moods, this one isn’t necessarily a smoker’s tune. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not even going to try and come up with nifty prose this time because I know half of you are glued to your screens watching NBA All-Star weekend. I know I am.

So anyhow, what happened this week?

What you need to know:

– If Rappers Were Characters in the Wire

– Crew Love aka what the TSS Crew is listening to.

– Stickers. EZ-Splitz. Coming Soon.

What else happened? Well… Read the rest of this entry »

I meant to throw this up the other day but ran short on time. Nova’s version of “I Hate My Job,” the one he claims Cam stole.

Getting my judge’s scorecard on, I’d say… Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jesse H.

If I’m the one you’re asking, there’s no career arc in music more fascinating than Sly Stone. There was nobody better at combining the ethos of the nation with the pathos of a tortured soul. Read the rest of this entry »

Loosies

Young Chris Feat. Joe Budden – What We Do

Cormega – Maybach Music Freestyle

Big Mike Feat. Rick Ross & Chops – Animals

Donny Goines – Where Amazing Happens (Prod. by 6th Sense)

DJ Babu Feat. MF Doom & Sean Price – The Unexpected

Scram Jones Feat. Nature & Doo Wop – Memory Lane 2009

Stat Quo – Armagedon

Uncle Murda – Come Here Baby

Giovanni Feat. Magno, BP & Young Mike – How We Do It Down South

Talib Kweli – My Favorite Song

Mos Def – Life Is Good

50 Cent – She Burn Me

RZA Feat. The Black Knights & Thea Van Seijen – Killa Bee Till Ya Die

Loosies

– I don’t care what anyone says, Dwight’s dunk off the side of the backboard was monstrous. What was even more impressive was that he did it in one take, making it look completely effortless. But… Read the rest of this entry »

The boy Blu has been putting songs on his MySpace for a few days now. Usually, they would end up being ripped & that would be that. This time around, he made them available for download & we have HerFavoriteColo(u)r mixtape. Tracklising & link after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Cam’ron comes through with a prelude for his next video “I Used To Get It In Ohio.” After Nova called out Cam for his artistic gumption, I can vouch for Cam’s Ohio connection. I’m not sure “what” he got in Ohio, but he came to my job on more than one occasion around ’03-’04. And when it says prelude, it means prelude, as this is all cinematic endeavors. Read the rest of this entry »

The nerve of me. A GLC post yesterday & now…La. Only me & 500k but that’s aiight.

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I can’t even count how many times a lil ninja used come by & say “Ooh, I’m bout to get fresh & get them Iverson’s done up today.” Read the rest of this entry »

“Let me show you what you’re missing everyday.”

Male singers, like most modern musicians, have lost their way, and therefore their appeal. Like a wise lady I know pointed out, there was a time when singers would beg, in the most intimate and humble of fashions, to be given a chance to prove to the lady what he was. These days, we’ve reverted back to our caveman-esque nature of brashly beating the point across and telling the girl exactly what to do, profanity and lack of subtlety included. Read the rest of this entry »

Preview clips of next week’s Road To Redemption, where T.I. tries to intervene in the life of some knucklehead while MTV’s cameras film the foray. This week, Cliff’s uncle Quint makes an appearance & shares his stories from the cross-bar hotel, leaving out the ones about shankings & man-rapes thank god.

T.I.’s Road To Redemption, airing Tuesdays at 9:30pm ET/PT on MTV. Hit up www.TI.MTV.com for more info.

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