With the arrival of Raekwon’s Unexpected Victory, it appears fans are the ones who’ve won. The new mixtape, which dropped along with the ball two nights ago, features all of the cinematic details you’ve come to expect from Chef and actually happens to be the first free release of his two-decade-long career to boot. Read the rest of this entry »

The angle Busta took on this tribute to his homie Heavy D is different, but admirable. Instead of sorting through memories of the multi-talented Hip-Hop legend with his pen, the always-energetic MC spreads the love and asks listeners to honor the people we cherish while they’re still breathing. Read the rest of this entry »

“Go to sleep, I wake you up, What what, What what…”

‘Pone & Nore aka the anti-shiny suit movement. Read the rest of this entry »

First they dug up Biggie. Then they resurrected 2Pac. Now the morbid minds of Cookin Soul double up on séances and incantations to bring a couple of New York’s finest back to life for the iPod era. Pitting the Bronx versus, Harlem, D.I.T.C. versus Terror Squad, Night Of The Living Dead Pt. 3 gives us dead heads classic mashups of Lamont “Big L” Coleman and Christopher “Big Pun” Rios for some Halloween homage. Read the rest of this entry »

Faith Evans has tattoos like your average hood chick and CNN has made it painfully obvious they’ll never leave the ‘jects with their latest LP. The combination of the two equals a whole lotta pride as the brothers from another pay homage to their roots as well as displaying some impressive acting chops, reinacting scenes from the movie Life. Simply another Rik Cordero classic. Read the rest of this entry »

Interested in what current albums are worth listening to, buying and, conversely, those that should be avoided at all costs? Let us give you our take on a few that we managed to review this week. Read the rest of this entry »

Few groups in the history of rap have displayed the sense of unity Capone-N-Noreaga has. While most coteries enjoy the highs of success and part ways during the downslide, CNN never experienced such glory days as a group and to this day, show that their bond is thicker than water by remaining together. Read the rest of this entry »

Whut! Whut! CNN, channel 10, that’s the station. For the nation. Whut! Whut!

The hood’s favorite spokesmen are back at it a decade later, reporting from the front lines with The War Report 2: Report The War. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not gonna lie, when rumors first started swirling about Capone & Nore revisiting Iraq & Kuwait, I was a bit skeptical. I knew that anything was possible after Rae struck lightning in a bottle, but far too much time seemed to have passed for the Queens duo to not embarrass themselves, let alone live up to the standard The War Report set. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a war going on outside and once again, CNN have to report on it. This summer Channel 10 springs back into action with The War Report 2: Report The War and here’s some ground zero coverage with Raekwon as the anchor to get you excited for the news briefing. Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps what’s more remarkable than the fact The War Report 2 will be televised thirteen years after the original is the amount of postage that comes along with this track. Producers Dow & Henny of Tha Bizness hail from Seattle but they’re currently ATLiens and they incorporate both regions into their soundbeds. And of course, CNN and Shallah Raekwon hold down the grittiest sectors of NYC. The end result is an East/North/South/West heatrock that’s a first class felony. Read the rest of this entry »

The funny thing about Vimeo & YouTube is if you don’t mark your video as private, there’s lurkers always waiting to scoop your content. We learned that the hard way once when we filmed, edited and uploaded a video. I went to bed thinking “yeah, we got that killer footage ready for tomorrow!” and rested comfortably. The next morning, I woke up and that same footage was everywhere, literally. We got scooped on our own debut. As a result, a conniption fit was thrown & items were hurled around the virtual office in disgust. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh from the frigid, rejuvenating waters of Ice H2o Records ‘Pone & Nore are reporting live from the streets of Iraq once again.  Whether it’ll have the same long term effects that it did for Rae is yet to be determined, but they’re off to a good start with this right here.  Gritty lyrics over murky keyboards and distorted bass are a winner 9 times outta 10 & this is no exception.

The camouflage season begins anew on June 15th when The War Report 2 drops.  So either check the back of your closet or hit up the Army/Navy Surplus store & get ready.

Download — Capone-N-Noreaga Feat. Imam T.H.U.G. & Musaliny – “Thug Planet”

Rae joins forces with Capone and Nore, each cracking a verse over “that old Luther.” Read the rest of this entry »

Petey, Nore and ‘Pone didn’t get your memo about leaving sequels alone, as it looks like the sequel to their ’97 debut is in the works. Above, Noreaga spends a few minutes revisiting the original that made Iraq see the world, the world see Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »