An icy cold demeanor, impeccable delivery on a staggering range of beats and refusal to conform to industry trends has lead our rhyming anti-hero, Emilio Rojas to this point in Twenty Twelve. The Breaking Point, that is. Read the rest of this entry »
The streets of Boston are looking real apocalyptic these days, with the Celtics seeing their window of opportunity dwindle and local rapper-turned-actor, Slaine spilling doomsday raps every time he comes near a microphone. From out of the prophetic ashes arrives Jake The Snake with his pro-bono, socially-aware album, The Last Days to paint the city red with reality. Read the rest of this entry »
You can miss Ms. Grae with all that talk life and liberties, it’s all about Cake Or Death for her in 2012. Over M-Phazes’ subdued and jazzy backdrop, Jean keeps it greasy while taking one last look at a relationship before leaving it in the rearview for good. Read the rest of this entry »
Pharoahe Monch routinely hints that he was a Hollywood luminary in a former life, but y’all don’t read between the lines of his life script. His “When The Gun Draws” saga was a cinematic experience—on and off—the silver screen and the 24 hour musing of “Clap (One Day)” continues on short film excellence as Monch keeps the fight alive with his own brand of W.A.R. 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 »
My boo is mad that I’m buzzin’, she’s scared that I’m movin’ on/A stubborn mothaf#cka, I stuck with her just to prove her wrong…
I think it was Maurice Garland who tweeted this awhile back: isn’t it odd how “FTW” (for the win) and “WTF” (what the f#ck) use the same letters to describe completely different emotions? This ain’t got nothing to do with nothing, I just thought that I should mention. Respect to Weezy. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s obvious Laws is a fan of the old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” About four months ago, the Brazilian-bred MC let loose of his J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League approved mixtape, 4:57. Since then, homie has been quietly, but efficiently building his brand trying live through on his own self-predicted prophecy as “your future favorite rapper.” Read the rest of this entry »
It’s always good to see new HOJ material floating through the inbox. For “Y’all Don’t Want It,” the NYC branch of the tree, Chaundon, joins forces with producer M-Phazes and Carlitta to let emcees know there’s a line drawn in the sand that separates him from the pack. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh yes. He went there.
It requires a serious pair of brass balls to take an MJ track with the certified King Of Pop seal and let your own beat lay claim. Samples and mash-ups are to be expected, but to just take on the song as a whole is nearly outlandish in concept. Outlandish, I say! Balderdash. Poppycock. Read the rest of this entry »
Being as that nobody buys hard copy albums these days, the name distinction between mixtape, EP and LP matters very little. Technically Donny Goines’ 20X gets the EP label by virtue of its 6 track length, but the purpose here is to build on momentum, to change last year’s sleeper status to New York cover boy in 2010 and beyond. Read the rest of this entry »
Donny Goines, one of few sleepless spit-jockeys who could be legitimately pissed at XXL for being slighted by some…um…list, unleashes a little pent-up aggression in this visual for “No Apologies,” the M-Phazes-produced lead single from last week’s free care package, 20X. As usual, the bars are burial material, but I’d specifically like to point out my man’s video locations. Read the rest of this entry »
One of Hip-Hop’s most diligent workers, Donny Goines wants to view you as the future as he unveils yet another batch of music for the people, free of charge with 20X. Presented by Rocksmith Tokyo and featuring production from 6th Sense, Apple Juice Kid and M-Phazes, NYC Hip-Hop is alive and well in this ripe, young decade. Read the rest of this entry »
Last year’s reigning 6th man of Hip-Hop, Donny Goines is ever relentless in making sure you remember his name. You would think that after two LPs in 12 months (including one of the best sleepers) one would sit back to catch their breath, but DG keeps his pace while others who started out fast are wheezing in the back. Read the rest of this entry »
Kimah Nicole, Snickers Status
How Companies Make Money Off Prisoners [Black Voices]
Am I Too Old For Hickies? [NWSO]
Worst Celeb DUI Excuses Ever [Maxim]
Black Wii Now Available From Importers For $333 [Engadget]
Beat Society Interview with M-Phazes [Beat Society]
Sports Cereal: A Spoonful Of Weird In Every Bite [SbS]
Tila Tequila Is Top 5 Dead or Alive [TRU]
Court: Sisqo Must Pay Child Support for Son He Had With 14-Year-Old Girl [Wendyista]
The Game Sued Over Alleged Fight At A Funeral [TMZ]
Good News Everyone — Futurama Is Saved [Topless Robot]
Larry David Plans Fictional Seinfeld Reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 [Film Junk]
Words By Jason Hortillas
Here’s the new Emilio Rojas video for the remix of “585 (Rock Y’all)” Remix featuring Hassan Mackey, Black Sinatra, LI & Nikal Fieldz. Frequent collaborator M-Phazes on the beat.
If you don’t know what area code the 585 is – you can say it’s the ROC…
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