Is there ever anyone who M.O.P. hasn’t upstaged on a track? If not by bars then by sheer vocal presence, you hear the Brownsville duo before anyone or anything else. Dare I say even Hov had to put in work to stand out above them. Even with all four members of Slaughterhouse in attendance, all I hear is “C’mon!” and I start looking for somebody to elbow.

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Download — Slaughterhouse Feat. M.O.P. – “Woodstock”

Snagged from Nation.

Over what seems like years & years of albums (but actually only about two years), I’ve somewhat drifted away from rockin’ with Plies. While my admiration for his music has lessened, my respect for his hustle in this fickle music industry has not. Less than six months after dropping Da Realist, he’s set to drop Goon Affiliated in September. In fact, if I were a rapper, this is the shit I’d do too. Drop album after album, sell me some goddamn ringtones, tour the chitlin’ circuit Read the rest of this entry »

XL Middleton is underrated.

Game was recognized back in 2004, when the Pasadena native dropped the bougie “Tea Party.” Via a few pure gems like this since, the angriest Asian’s feel good brand of funk has seen more than a few iTunes mixes. Regardless, with uber-obvious production talent and a smooth delivery, I always envisioned more for the man who once Read the rest of this entry »

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R.Kelly loved young girls. Michael Jackson loves young boys. Morgan Freeman loves his young family.

That’s right. Reportedly, the 72-year-old Freeman is supposedly piping his 27-year-old step-grand-daughter.

Feel free to gag uncontrollably. Read the rest of this entry »

I love this guy pause.

“Sean Price has taken over Duck Down Records, relieving former CEO’s, Dru Ha & Buckshot of their duties. The newly formed label will now be called Ruck Down Records. Sean Price’s first assignment as active CEO will be officially setting a release date for his Kimbo Price Mix CD tentatively scheduled for August.”

Even though I thought Dru & crew were doing a phenomenal job, keeping Duck Down @ the forefront of what’s real, change can be good I guess. Only drawback I see is we’ll have to suffer Read the rest of this entry »

Two newly released Wale tracks for your archives. “Wonder Why” features current favorites Mike Posner & Big Sean. “Rain, Sleet, Snow” was Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Prop Jay

Call me late, but I’ve been sleeping on whomever the hell J.Cole is. With him being the first artist signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and then getting a co-sign from Gotty™ a few weeks ago I should have just listened then. I didn’t. When I finally did listen to “Heartache” last week sometime, I was inspired to immediately start following this cat. Every day, he continuously dropped a dope track, all leading up to Monday’s release of The Warm Up. Read the rest of this entry »

Am I the only one who completely forgot that the then Charlotte Hornets drafted Kobe when he came out of high school, then traded him to the Lakers for Vlade Divac?

Even if I did forget, Nike didn’t, as they’re planning to release these Kobe IV’s in purple & teal just to commemorate the event, complete with the draft date on the heel tab. Ouch.

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Maurice G. was kind enough to unshackle these two from Mike. “My City” is a Don Cannon produced doozy that will only invoke more comparisons of Mike to the Honorable O’Shea Jackson, as he takes us Read the rest of this entry »

Aiyo! Somebody get Haircut on the jack & ask him the science behind the name “Mayer Hawthorne.”

A Strange Arrangement drops on 9.09.09.

Spotted @ Up On Thingz

Previously Posted — Video: The Mayer Hawthorne Barbershop Quartet

Nipsey takes & makes the recessionary budget video concept work to his benefit once again. Featuring June Summers this time around.

And once again, “Bullets Ain’t Got No Names Volume 3 coming soon!”

Previously Posted — Nipsey Hu$$le – “Strapped” Video

It’s often forgotten that before they were “tastemakers,” DJ’s used to prove themselves by cutting up records & moving the crowd.

For a dosage of that original Hip-Hop, feast your eyes & ears on these two tracks from Rock Steady’s DJ JS-1′s upcoming album, No Sell Out. Both songs feature music that tap the veins of old-fashioned rap where the rapper dropped lyrical gems & the DJ was a featured part of the presentation, with cuts placed @ precisely the right times.

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Download — DJ JS-1 Feat. Large Professor – “Like This”

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Download — DJ JS-1 Feat. OC & Pharoahe Monch – “Ridiculous”

Below the break, an eight minute mix by DJ JS-1 of a few of his favorite verses from his new album, No Sell Out, in stores 6.23.09.

No spoonful of sugar here as CurT@!n$ continues delivering messages on the socially conscious tip.  No complaints from me as we need substance to trump style every now and then.  We can’t expect Read the rest of this entry »

Classic shoe. Cleaner than baby’s bottom. A freshly bathed baby that is.

$90, available now @ Premier.

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