Can you imagine if your first mixtape featured Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, Melonia Fiona and Pharrell, who also happened to be the one funding it? Well, Cris Cab can. Read the rest of this entry »

After a year of drying up ink pens on his end and months of waiting on ours, OnCue has finally let go of his highly-anticipated Can’t Wait project. Everything we’ve heard thus far has been nothing short of moving, with an equal amount of uplifting odes to self-empowerment (“Feel Tall”) and dwelling cuts of doubt (“Better Than Before”), and now the full project is here to pull them all together. Read the rest of this entry »

Mizz DR

Music-Video Director Hype Williams Finally Making Another Feature Film [NYMag]

Stuff Hip-Hop Fans Like: Really Tiny Backpacks [Broken Cool]

88-Keys Talks the Making of “No Church in the Wild” [Billboard]

Young Mom Gets Two DUI’s in Three Hours [Gawker]

Burger King Freshens Image, Kicks King To The Curb [USA Today] Read the rest of this entry »

Before you splash the cash on Talib Kweli Greene’s new album next Tuesday, he and Myspace want you to get the full experience via your desktop to prove to you he has quality to earn your support. Featuring a colorful arrangement of musicians who bring put the grit in the art, see for yourself how the LP got its name and what he plans to bring to the game as the year’s first V.I.P. release. Read the rest of this entry »

While Hip-Hop is still on a brief hiatus for me, it’s given me time to sort through several folders worth of mp3s of music from the past couple of weeks (okay, months), including those from other genres. This 88-Keys creation for Tegan & Sara’s wildly popular “Alligator” happens to be one of my favorites. Just don’t ask me how I know about the track’s popularity.

“Here’s a remix I submitted to Tegan & Sara for their 2nd single “Alligator” from their Sainthood album. I played this for a few people & they all seemed to have dug it; many thought I should have added a 2nd verse to this. Read the rest of this entry »

To put a little promo down for the Crowd Control Tour, KITH, Donnis, 88-Keys and Izza gather for a track of the same name, co-produced by Double O and 88. I’ve never been overwhelmed by Donnis, but I usually check his material just to keep track of his progress. Score points for the kid here for the line “It’s just me and my team, We don’t get no sleep sleep, so we have no dreams.” I may just adopt that as my working mantra. Read the rest of this entry »

Call it a mixtape or call it an album, as long as it has dope in the front.

Marching to the beat of their own drum, producers Beatnick & K-Salaam finally got around to dropping this video off of their Where The Streets Have No Name tape which dropped back in August. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Viagra has been quietly regrouping this year after bringing the underground to the mainstream with The Death of Adam. Read the rest of this entry »

As promised, EA Sports delivers a round of songs for the mixtape including never before heard tracks from 88-Keys, Afrika Bambaataa, B.o.B, David Banner, De La Soul, dead Prez, Matt & Kim, Murs, Pete Rock, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Zion I and more. Read the rest of this entry »

You should already know Mick Boogie & Co. are no strangers to remixing some of our alternative favorites. So it should give you great pleasure that The Press Play DJ aligned some of the Hip-Hop’s rawest talent to remix & revamp Peter Bjorn & John’s latest album Living Thing. They say the best things in life are free so it would behoove you to take advantage because the tracklist speaks for itself. Without further adieu, Mick Boogie presents Re-Living Thing.

Dowload — Mick Boogie x Peter Bjorn & John – Re-Living Thing Mixtape

I don’t know what more we can say about The Death Of Adam at this point that hasn’t encouraged you to go pick it up. One of the best albums of last year with one of Read the rest of this entry »

*Shrugs shoulders*

Just one big mp3 that ended up in the inbox. No tracklisting, no explanation. Could be Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jason Hortillas

You got to love when a guest DJ set turns into an impromptu performance. At the end of the night, 88-Keys did just that. Much love goes out to all the sponsors especially Mel D. Cole who provided the amazing photos. To see the entire album, go to Village Slum.

Previously Posted — Chilltown Saturday With 88-Keys

Guerrilla Words, Play Nice & The Elite Camp Present 88-Keys

Saturday April 25th 10PM
At Grand Banks
75 Montgomery St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302

Hosted by The Naturel along with DJ Mpos of The Elite Camp on the wheels of steel. Sponsored by The Smoking Section, Engedi Chang, Staple Design & & Village Slum.

Respect Our Fresh!

88-Keys and Chuck Brody of Shitake Monkey for 88′s video shoot for “The Friend Zone,” the second single from The Death Of Adam. Doesn’t everything 88 does seem like Read the rest of this entry »