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Despite being centered on a huge chunk of ice, the National Hockey League isn’t oblivious to the notion that they don’t exactly have the coolest sport amongst urban sports fans. For the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game held in Ottawa ON, they made a super effort to bridge the gap, injecting a bit of Hip-Hop into the downtime entertainment realm with Outasight and native Canadian son, Drake chipping in performances. Read the rest of this entry »

Whenever you hear that triumphant phrase “Let’s Go,” whether it’s dusk or dawn, you’re most likely to get that second wind–if only momentarily. Now couple that bit of realism with the electric energy that is the titular object of affection for Outasight’s new freebie and you have a jolt of caffeine in MP3 format. Read the rest of this entry »

Good times know no temperature boundaries, so this winter along with the coinciding spring, summer and fall, Outasight has the anthem for you to do it up big in your nocturnal adventures. OU has been delivering infectious choruses his entire career and “Tonight Is The Night” shows no signs of his bread & butter going stale in favor of some wheat thins. Read the rest of this entry »

This might be one of the better things cancer has ever produced. In an effort to further spotlight the disease that plagues our people and help raise awareness for the American Cancer Society, Brooklyn based Hip-Hop label Coalmine Records did us all a favor and recruited some of our favorite MCs for “Beautiful,” a track about keeping the faith. Complementing M-Phazes’ deep chords and Mela Machinko’s hopeful hook, OU, Kweli and K.R.I.T. each spit sixteens specifically reminding us to keep our chins up and take nothing for granted.

The stream below is the full version, which I bought on iTunes for a buck because all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society’s continual search for a cure. Do someone you love a favor and follow suit.

Talib Kweli Feat. Big K.R.I.T., Outasight & Mela Machinko – “Beautiful” (Produced by M-Phazes)

If you aren’t completely hip to Outasight and his unique brand of swing-rap, this fresh compilation from the Yonkers MC and DJ Benzi should make catching up a breeze. Chock-full of OU’s most notable tracks from past releases and complimented by a few new ones, Get It Together was basically designed to show you why this guy’s currently getting blasted out of prime-time Pepsi commercials and been buzzing in general over the past few years. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re a loyal fan of Outasight, the ambidextrous artisan from Yonkers, you probably received an e-mail last night touting his brand new single, “Tonight Is The Night.” Great news, right? Read the rest of this entry »

Whether your biological clock is crystal clear with optimism or foggy with dismay, you can safely bet your chips that the pendulum will swing back and forth plenty of times before it’s all said and done. Outasight makes music for the people of all accords and takes into the account the various moods that affect them as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, look who’s back. Trying once again to state his case for most-well-rounded is Outasight, who uses an everlasting “Setting Sun” to combine barbershop quartet harmonies with his Lupe-Fiasco-like-flow and Bono-esque baritone. Read the rest of this entry »

Emilio Sparks gets paid to be a professional cretin.

As if his dream job isn’t great enough, he mostly likely has your favorite rapper on speed dial for prank calls because he’s the spontaneous type. While you can catch the shameless disc jockey weekly on WSIA 88.9FM and his iTunes podcast, “The Emilio Experience,” he’s contributing to Hip-Hop in a major way with his 2nd compilation of beats-n-rhymes in Scumbino’s Way. Read the rest of this entry »

As an artist, wouldn’t it be sweet to get remixed? Beyond simply proving you’re doing something right, your song gets an outsider’s personal touch and additional spins from anyone who heard the original, whether they liked it or not – and you don’t do damn thing. Well, both Outasight and his fans should extremely pleased to know that upbeat outfitters Discotech have taken his “Figure 8” title-track to new levels. Read the rest of this entry »

After having a couple (more than usual), me and my old lady got into it last weekend. Such instances are few and far between these days, but still a given in any legit relationship founded on rocks. Either way, relatively afterwords I listened to Outasight’s “Everything” – a Talking-Heads-evocation-of-sorts, musically – and I couldn’t help but notice how many similarities existed between the song’s irked lyrics and my stance on that particular argument. Read the rest of this entry »

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– The Beastie Boys did what the Knicks couldn’t – take over Madison Square Garden.

– Thanks to a mixtape and a haircut, Soulja Boy will now be paying homage to the late Tupac Shakur by reviving the role of Bishop. Yep, that Bishop. Read the rest of this entry »

Well isn’t this a pleasant little surprise. New York’s dopest crooner/rapper is back with another unexpected EP, Figure 8. Read the rest of this entry »

Sure, Nitty Scott is an attractive, soft-spoken female in the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, but she’s a microphone fiend at heart, thus the last name is MC is attached. And while looks can take you places, they tend to get little reverence in the alleys of respect. Gearing up for war for your acceptance, Nitty Scott, MC has her Scotch® tape in one hand and JVC on her shoulder Read the rest of this entry »

Like he already alluded to on feel-good tunes such as “Lush Life” and “Near The End” from his Never Say Never LP, Outasight has the knack for making it sunny like his area code is 215. But make no mistake, the Yonkers harmonizer is comfortable in his zone as he spits bars that circulate like a perfect circle. Figure 8 to be exact, Read the rest of this entry »