Dana Dane & Thirstin Howl The 3rd "Golden Era Legends" Episode 1 by Rack-Lo

Smif-N-Wessun & Pete Rock Have Full-Length Project In The Works

The Hip Hop world has learned that Brooklyn rap duo Smif-N-Wessun are currently in the process of collaborating on a entire album with MPC maestro Pete Rock.

Buckshot, Boot Camp Clik leader and Duck Down Records’ label head - with whom the project will most likely be released on -

“Our connection and respect for Pete Rock goes back to our early days in the game,” he shared. “I’ve been a fan of his production (and his MC flow for that matter) from the jump. Pete’s contributed on several Boot Camp albums, but I know we just always scratched the surface on those tracks.”

“Teaming him with Smif-N-Wessun for an entire project will create a consistency that we think will be yet another dream team match for our fans,” he continued. “Much the same with me working with 9th Wonder for two albums (and another one underway) Tek-N-Steele will benefit from Pete’s vision and experience. I know from talking to him, he’s a big fan of Smif-N-Wessun…. It’s going to be crazy to see where they take this.”

The untitled record will be the Brooklyn rapper’s follow up to 2007’s The Album.

Late & Tricksta Presents; D.A. (Brand New Mixtape) for 2009

STRAIGHT OUTTA HOUSTON, TEXAS COMES D.A WITH A BRAND NEW MIXTAPE FOR 2009!


















LATE & TRICKSTA Present D.A

“THE RETURN MIXTAPE"

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01. LATE - Intro
02. D.A - Back 2gether
03. D.A - The Return
04. D.A - Blazed In Central Park
05. D.A - Talk Spot 1
06. D.A - Apollo Creed
07. DEM SOUTHERN FOLKS - Gub'ment Cheese
08. D.A - Love The Ladies
09. P BARBER FEAT D.A - Tippin'
10. D.A - Feelings
11. G-LIFE - Get It How You Live
12. D.A - Missing You
13. D.A - Black Magic
14. D.A - Talk Spot 2
15. 5TH WARD BOYS - Our Life
16. BIG MIKE - All A Dream

17. GANGSTA NIP - Come Into My World
18. D.A - Manic Depression
19. D.A - Good
20. D.A - House Of The Rising Sun
21. D.A FEAT LATE, GRIT GRAMMER & MANNY MOSCOW - Guns And Goons
22. LATE - Outro


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Throw Ya L's Up In The Sky Feat. Rack-Lo & Meyhem Lauren

Rack-Lo New Album "Beat Down Season" Cop it @ Itunes on Dec 16, 2008

DJ Chong Wizard Presents: Watch Me feat. Rack-Lo's "I'm Doing Me"

01. Donny Arcade - Watch Me (freestyle) 02. Self Scientific f/ The Game & Talib Kweli - Everywhere I Go03. Ludacris f/ Nas & Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip Hop04. Phoenix Jones - High Evolutionary (prod. by Shablo)05. Donny Arcade - Running Man 06. B.O.B. - Hip Hop Ain't Dead07. Slim Thug - I Run08. Young Buck f/ Young Jeezy - I Got It09. Trae f/ Lil Keke & Bun-B - Grey Cassette 10. Chamillionaire f/ Ludacris - Creepin11. Kanabliss Tha Supa Spliff f/ Kurupt - Top Down12. Young Jeezy f/ Pharell - Rumor Has It (prod. by The Neptunes)13. Jis f/ Phoenix Jones & Poizunus - Gather Round (prod. by China White)14. M.O.P. - Gangsta Boy (prod. by Jake One)15. Bishop Lamont - My Opinion (prod. by DJ Babu)16. Rack Lo - I'm Doing Me (prod. by Krohme)17. Ludacris - MVP (prod. by DJ Premier)18. Scarface - Emeritus 19. Casual - Feelin My Shit (prod. by Jake One)20. E-40 f/ The Game & Snoop Dog - Pain No More21. Zelakhan f/ Phoenix Jones - Niggaz Hate22. Hood Fella f/ Camiliano - Truth (RMX)23. Jay-Z - History24. Jay Electronica - Exhibit A: Transformations (prod. by Just Blaze)25. Famoso f/ Phantasm, Termanology, Sadat X, Shabaam Sahdeeq & Chubb Rock - Underground Railroad

Rack-Lo Performs "Polo Mansion" Live @ 88 Hip Hop NYC 2001

Cormega Show This Saturday November 8, 2008

Rack-Lo Live On Forbezdvd.com "Peep The Classic Interview" 2008

Ms. Reagan Gomez Poking Out The Bubble... Damn She Looks Good!

Duck Down Presents: Duck Down Hotline (2008)

In preparation for a busy Fall, Duck Down Records is giving back to the fans by offering a free digital mixtape, entitled THE DUCK DOWN HOTLINE. Hosted by DJ REVOLUTION, this 21 track mixtape is just shy of 80 minutes long and features exclusive interviews by BUCKSHOT, HELTAH SKELTAH, KIDZ IN THE HALL, RUSTE JUXX and DJ REVOLUTION, along with music from albums such as:

-9th Wonder & Buckshot "THE FORMULA" In Stores Now
-Kidz In The Hall "The In Crowd" In Stores Now
-DJ Revolution "King Of The Decks" IN STORES TODAY
-Heltah Skeltah "D.I.R.T." (Da Incredible Rap Team) In Stores September 30th
-Sean Price Presents Ruste Juxx "Indestructible" In Stores October 28th
-Rock, of Heltah Skeltah, "Shell Shock" In Stores Now

Tracklisting:
1) DJ Revolution INTRO & Buckshot Interview
2) 9th Wonder & Buckshot "Brand Nu Day"
3) Buckshot Interview
4) 9th Wonder & Buckshot featuring Mickey Factz "Concrete Jungle"
5) Buckshot Interview
6) Buckshot "WHO GOT THE PROPS 2008"
7) DJ Double O of Kidz In The Hall Interview
8) Kidz In The Hall featuring Estelle "Love Hangover" (Video debuted on MTV's TRL)
9) Naledge of Kidz In the Hall Interview
10) Kidz In The Hall "Driving Down The Block Westcoast Remix"
11) Ruste Juxx Interview
12) Ruste Juxx "Vic Flair"
13) Ruste Juxx "Wipe Off Ya Smile" off INDESTRUCTIBLE in stores October 28th
14) Heltah Skeltah Interview
15) Heltah Skeltah "Everything Is Heltah Skeltah" off D.I.R.T. (DA INCREDIBLE RAP TEAM) IN STORES SEPTEMBER 30th
16) Heltah Skeltah "FUCK THAT RAPPER"
17) DJ Revolution Interview conducted by DJ LOGIC
18) DJ Revolution featuring KRS-ONE "THE DJ" off KING OF THE DECKS IN STORES SEPTEMBER 16th
19) DJ Revolution Interview
20) DJ Revolution featuring Bishop Lamont, Crooked I & Styliztik Jones "Funky Piano" off KING OF THE DECKS IN STORES SEPTEMBER 16th
21) DJ Revolution Outro

Visit the link below to download:
http://www.duckdown.com/hotline/

Star And Buc Wild Leave Pulse 87 (New York City)

After returning to New York radio in January, Troi "Star" Torain and Timothy "Buc Wild" Joseph are making yet another departure from radio. The duo left 87.7 WNYZ Pulse 87, the most listened to dance music station in the country, on an optimistic note earlier this week.

"I'm proud of my role in the launch of Pulse 87 and I leave with a new found respect for the dance music culture," Star said in a statement.
The departure of Star and Buc Wild was a joint decision, with the programming director of Pulse 87 wanting to maintain its "stationality" for its listeners.
"We are grateful for the opportunity to have worked with Troi Torain [Star] and his team," Alex Shvarts, Mega Media Group CEO said in a statement. "He was a big part of the launch of Pulse 87. Star is a world class talent and we wish him the best in his future endeavors."

In similar news, Power 105.1, the New York radio station Star was fired from in 2006 [click to read] announced last week that former 106 And Park host Free would be joining the Ed Lover Morning Show.

















"I have always wanted to be on New York radio and I'm thankful for the opportunity to wake up listeners on the Ed Lover Show," Free said. "I look forward to joining Ed daily and being the voice of news and entertainment for all listeners in the Tri-State area on-air and online."

The Ed Lover Morning Show airs Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Diddy And Sean John Acquire Enyce From Liz Claiborne

It was announced late today that Diddy and his Sean John clothing company have acquired the Enyce brand from Liz Claiborne. The 12 year-old brand began as a denim line, before being bought out by the publicly-traded Claiborne company five years ago.

“Enyce is a brand that I have always admired, and they have been a very important player in the young men’s sportswear arena for over a decade. I am really excited to bring it into our portfolio of brands that already includes Sean John and Zac Posen. Given our track record of success in marketing products such as Ciroc Vodka, Unforgivable by Sean John, and all of our television titles, I look forward to adding our expertise to an already hot fashion line. Our long-term plan is to grow the Enyce brand through innovative marketing, expansion of the menswear and boy’s lines, and launching into new licensing categories. The current economic climate may be challenging, but we believe it is also an opportunity, and we are really excited to add Enyce to our lineup," said Diddy in a statement.

Both companies are reportedly working for a smooth transition for retailers and Enyce employees. The amount purchased for the company was not disclosed

Young Buck Talks Album, Promises A Milli In First Week

Although some people may be counting Young Buck out of the game due to his less-than-amicable split from G-Unit [click to read], the Cashville rapper isn't phased.

"The name of my record is The Rehab," he told MTV News in Atlanta. "Straight up, that's where I been at."

Buck added that he and the Outlawz are planning to put out their separate projects around the same time. "You can expect for their album at the top of the year," he said. "Hopefully it comes January, no later than February.

"Regardless of whatever you may hear, whatever dealing with Buck, what you see is what you get. Honestly, to be real, 50 [Cent] made the statement to the world that 'Buck is no longer a part of G-Unit, but he's still an artist on the label,' so whenever I guess he gets over his situation and figures out his album, I guess we'll come to terms and figure out a release date on my album. Until then, I ain't stoppin'. That's why I'm going so hard with the mixtapes. I'm everywhere. Hopefully, we'll get a release on my album in January or February."

Buck's goal with the album? To sell a million in a week. But Buck indicated that if 50 is willing to negotiate, he has prospects ready to buy him out of his contract.
"I'm trying to get totally away from the whole G-Unit situation, period," he said. "If I can directly deal with Interscope, so be it. I only got two albums left anyway. So at this point, all I'm trying to do is fulfill what I got left with homeboy and move on. It's already understood that the relationship with me and G-Unit will never be the same, so you don't ever have to look forward to seeing me back with G-Unit. That's not my thing. I'm staying down with the streets, and the streets are staying down with me."

MF DOOM Addresses Rumors Of Fake Performances

Though heralded as one of Hip Hop’s most acclaimed artists, MF DOOM has been a mystery behind the mask. In recent times, it has gotten to the point that fans are questioning the validity of DOOM shows, unsure if the man on stage is in fact the real MF DOOM. Speaking in the recent issue of Wax Poetics magazine, DOOM confronted the question of impostor performances, vying for a new perception. Putting his explanation into context, MF DOOM recapped a show from last year.

"I did some show, wrecked it, girls climbing up onstage and shit," recounts DOOM. "That was the first time that happened--but we was rocking, right? Somebody from the label was going to be there. I was like, 'Cool, he saw the show, and it was wrecked.'" Continuing on DOOM stated, "Next couple of days, I speak to him, and he was like, 'Good show, but a lot of people are saying it wasn't you!'"

Receiving the disconcerting news, DOOM was amazed to hear his character continues to fool people. "I lost fifty-nine pounds last year on some healthy shit, and I'm out there busting my ass, and niggas is still saying that shit? Niggas is caught up in the character part."


However, instead of killing off the impostor noise, MF DOOM stressed his shows are for the music, first and foremost. "Looking at it has nothing to do with what it sounds like," says DOOM. "A blind person could be at the show and feel it clearly, but don't see nothing of it. Don't matter what the shit look like. Look, was niggas rockin' or was niggas rockin'?"


For the full interview with MF DOOM, be sure to pick up the newest Wax Poetics, on sale now.

Free Prodigy of Mobb Deep.......... Dunn Hip Hop Misses You!

Yo, ya'll can't front MOBB DEEP is one the coldest groups to ever bless the culture of Hip Hop. Every album they dropped have gems you will never forget. I'm still banging the 1st album.. Straight classic material!

Yo P, the game is missing you kido! Hold your head and come home right.

Rack-Lo's "Golden Era Terror Vol. 2" On Sale Now... Cop This Classic!

Golden Era Terror, the return of classic Hip Hop!

The Golden Era Terror is a fierce breed of 1980’s and 1990’s Hip Hop. A connoisseur of a culture that was built on skill and word play perfection, but not limited to. He is one of today’s last pupils of the golden era who has taken on the torch to represent real Hip Hop. To the world, the Golden Era Terror views himself as a Messenger and/or Teacher or even perhaps a legendary scholar of Hip Hop culture. Representing with meaning and classic material, this MC is here to push the envelope of Hip Hop culture with an understanding of its original purpose. So when you hear the words, “Golden Era Terror” think of an ongoing celebration of paying homerage to the past while looking to the future. So in other words, the duty of the Golden Era Terror is to bridge that gap from the golden era to today’s era. This MC was raised listening to and rejoicing to Hip Hop tunes that basically shaped the sound scape of music. So quality music is a must and raising the bar lyrically and touching the listeners in a special way is the mission.

Already blessing the world with his classic street albums “Golden Era Terror” Vol. 1 and “Golden Era Terror Vol. 2” this verbal assassin is truly on point. With many tricks up his sleeve for the future, he has also created an online magazine (GET Magazine) geared toward establishing his presence and enlightening those who are sleeping on the golden era and what it meant. Taking his art further he has even stepped into the field of journalism as many of his works have already been published in major and independent publications globally. The Golden Era Terror is repping every aspect of the culture with special and heavy emphasis on; fashion, reporting (journalism), mcing, performing, producing and filming/film editing and book writing. Look for his upcoming straight to you tube “Golden Era Legends” episodes as he take hip hop’s viewership on an amazing journey. Class is definitely in session.

With his debut album on the way “80’s Baby” along with a DVD, the Golden Era Terror is here to shake the industry up. From his stomping grounds in Brooklyn New York to his presence around the world, he is needed in a time when the artistry is forced to step it self up and Golden Era Terror is on the front line to regulate that thought through verbal action accompanied by a strong and deep movement.

Tel: (347)893-7880 Email: racklo@tmail.com

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Pre-order The Beasts Released and The Battle for 2012 - Produced Entirely by; Krohme of Godsendant Music‏

After 3 years, Krohme's The Beasts Released Volume 1: South of Heaven is ready to be unleashed upon the masses on Halloween. Fueled by one of the biggest underground tracks of the year, 'Goon Opera' featuring Kool G Rap, Chino XL, Sean Price, C-Rayz Walz & Hell-Razah, the album is a throwback to the days of raw lyricism over dope beats.

Produced entirely by Krohme, the album also features appearances by Rapper Big Pooh, Motion Man, Lord Jamar, Strong Arm Steady, Atari Blitzkrieg, Cappadonna and many more.

Krohme is also releasing the prologue to The Beasts Released, The Battle for 2012 on Halloween. A compilation of new material and remixes, the album is also produced entirely by Krohme and features appearances by Chuck D, Sean Price, Rakaa Iriscience, Sabac Red, Ron Artest and more.

Both albums are available for pre-order exclusively in the Godsendant Music Store: http://godsendant.com/gmstore/

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The Official Smash Mouf Tour Presents:

We have some shows coming up this month, be sure to check us out if your in the NYC, BK, NJ area. cRITICAL's " Medical Records" album is now pressed and will be released the first week in Nov. dropping on Creative Juices Music; distributed by Fat Beats! Also we will be taking pre-orders for Alucard's "Watch Them Fall" LP which will be officially released Oct 28th! Stay posted for more information on a listening party, aswell as a album release party. Alucard has also teamed up with Methods NYC who will be pressing limited edition T-Shirts of the "Watch Them Fall Cover" coming this November. Ide and Dj Connect are just finishing their new album "Ideology" which is set to be released early 2009.

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Meaningful Music Vol. 3 Presented by the Wu-Academy

Meaningful Music vol. 3

01. Fokis & R.A.V.A.G.E. - Older & Wiser (NYC Remix)02. Sav Kills f/ Spit Supreme - Crooks & Hoodlums (prod. by Premier) 03. Amos The Ancient Prophet f/ RA EL & Killah Priest - Mystic Swordzmen 04. R.A.V.A.G.E. The MeccaGodZilla - Black Ryu (freestyle)05. Bronze Nazareth f/ Canibus, M-80 & Keith Murray - Handle The Heights06. Krohme f/ Kool G. Rap, Chino XL, C-Rayz Walz, Sean Price & Hell Razah - Goon Opera07. Columbo Black - Hotori Honzo (prod. by VG)08. Vast Aire - The Way (prod. by Gain Green)09. Columbo Black - Missed Turn10. Hasan Salaam - 15 Minutes (prod. by Craig Rip)11. Thirsten Howl III f/ Impetus - Wu freestyle12. Thirsten Howl - Back On The Scene13. FlowOnlyUs - Street Banger (prod. by Wu-Academy)14. Caligula - Bronson vs. Kersey (prod. by SnakeVsCrane)15. Meyhem Lauren - Live Shit (prod. by J-Love)16. Rack Lo f/ Atari Blitzkrieg - Play The Encore (prod. by Krohme)17. Pace Won - Who Am I (prod. by Mr. Green)18. Darkim Be Allah - Everything Change19. Darkim Be Allah - Its God (prod. by Krohme)20. Akir f/ Bashir - Presidental Coins (prod. by DJ Premier)21. St. Laz - Ups n Down (prod. by Cookin Soul)22. Meyhem Lauren f/ Action Bronson - Swizz Alps (prod. by Thorotracks)23. Random - Gimme Dat Mic (prod. by Random)24. Vendetta Kingz - Refined Truth (prod. by Drame 1)25. FlowOnlyUs - Throne of Blood (prod. by Wu-Academy)26. R.A.V.A.G.E. & Meyhem - Outro

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‘BELOW STREET LEVEL’ BY: LATE of WOLFTOWN RECORDINGS

ARTIST: LATE
TITLE: ‘BELOW STREET LEVEL’
LABEL: WOLFTOWN RECORDINGS
CAT. NO: WOLFCD.016
FORMATS: CD ALBUM / MP3 DOWNLOAD
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 20TH 2008

There isn’t any other rapper from the UK who has achieved more on an underground worldwide level then LATE. From his humble beginnings in the well-respected rap crews VILLAINS and WOLFTOWN COMMITTEE, LATE has carved his own niche. In 2004 he released his debut EP ‘International Rhyme Spittin’ which included the infamous ‘Open Mic Session’ track which featured 50 rappers, and then followed that release with a string of excellent mixtapes ‘The Villainous One’ in 2005, ‘Englishman In New York’ in 2006 and ‘The CEO’s Edition’ with New York rapper GEOLANI in 2007, and more recently ‘Two Thousand And LATE’ in 2008.

LATE has featured on over two hundred underground releases, and is the CEO & founder of Wolftown Recordings and RAGO Magazine, as well as being an official member of Houston’s legendary rap movement SOUTH PARK COALITION (SPC). LATE now unleashes his debut album ‘Below Street Level’’, a collection of fourteen tracks produced by his long-time beat-maker TRICKSTA. Featuring the likes of the legendary WILLIE D from THE GETO BOYS, West Coast legend JT THE BIGGA FIGGA, SPC founder K-RINO, ex-Rap-A-Lot recording artist DOPE-E, KB DA KIDNAPPA from STREET MILITARY, Thizz World recording artist GEEZY from THE FENDI BOYS, JUSTICE ALLAH from THE 144 ELITE, ESCHINO, D.A., and the superb vocal talents of rapper & singer JAI BOO from WOLFTOWN, this CD is a certified classic.

There is no one in the UK putting it down like LATE which is why he has such a cult underground following in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. Please support this album and help us to expose what can only be described as one of the biggest rap albums to ever come from the UK.



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The Fat Boys Return With New Album, TV Show

Legendary '80s rap group The Fat Boys have returned, after over 15 years apart. Although member Buffy passed away in 1995, other founding members Prince Markie Dee and Kool Rock-Ski announced in a press release, posted at MVRemix, that they have reunion underway.

















“I’m weighing in at 185 these days, people are encouraged and motivated to see a slim and trim Fat Boy,” said Kool Rock-Ski.
The group would not confirm an exact date of release or title, they did say that a reality show may be in the works.

















The last Fat Boys album was 1991's Mack Daddy, after a career that spawned hits such as "Fat Boys," "Can You Feel It," and "Wipeout."

T.I. Likely To Debut At Number One With Paper Trail

When Nielsen SoundScan releases the weekly sales report, T.I.'s Paper Trail [click to read] will likely occupy the number one spot. Nielsen's Building chart, shows Tip's sixth solo effort at 357,000 units sold through the close of business Friday (Oct. 3). After selling such a significant amount of copies after only being available for three days, Paper Trail will likely compete with Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III for the highest-selling Rap/Hip Hop album of the year.

According to Billboard magazine, Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart is comprised by retailers which account for 80% of all domestic album sales. Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target, Anderson Merchandisers and Handleman Co. all send their sales figures to the Building chart.

All indications were that Paper Trail would chart well, since the single "Whatever You Like" is currently capping an eight-week stay on the Billboard Hot 100 by occupying the top spot. Should Paper Trail debut at number one it will be the third consecutive time T.I. has released a chart-topping album. In 2006 King had first-week sales of 522,000, while T.I. Vs. T.I.P. debuted in 2007 with 468,000 copies sold.

Lil Wayne Already Working On "Tha Carter IV," Other Projects

After selling over 2.5 million copies of his highly anticipated Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne is already in the studio working on Tha Carter IV, in addition to a new mixtape.

The mixtape, Dedication 3, will be an addition to DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz series which "you can expect real soon," Wayne said on his ESPN.com blog.
Wayne added that after Dedication 3 comes out, he will be re-releasing it "with 20 extra songs for free on my Web site."

It doesn't stop there, as Lil Wayne is collaborating with T-Pain for an album titled T-Wayne, to be released in 2009. "We've got three or four songs we've finished," said T-Pain to Billboard.com. "They don't really have titles. We're just doing music and however it comes out, it comes out."

Although Tha Carter IV doesn't have a release date attached to it, fans will be happy to know that Wayne is already in the studio, working on the album.

DJ Muggs & Planet Asia to hit New York for a string of events October 1-4

Hot on the heels of the release of their critically acclaimed album "Pain Language," Cali natives DJ Muggs and Planet Asia are set to hit NYC for a string of events October 1-4. Check out the schedule below.



-Wednesday October 1st @ Southpaw (125 5th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn)
DJ Muggs & Planet Asia perform Pain Language w/ Rob Sonic, Bisc1 & More
Doors: 9:00 PM • $12 • 21+

-Thursday October 3rd @ Fat Beats NY (406 6th Ave, 2nd floor) DJ Muggs & Planet Asia Pain Language in-store
7:00 PM • All Ages • FREE

-Friday October 4th @ Cop Shop (77 W. Main St. Smithtown, NY)
DJ Muggs & Planet Asia Pain Language in-store
5:00 PM • All Ages • FREE

Jadakiss Works With Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne For New LP, Talks LOX

Jadakiss might be a fast worker, but Def Jam is proving to be pretty swift, too.

The Yonkers MC is still “a few joints away” from finishing up his third album, Kiss My Ass. But his new label is pushing forward with his project right away. They—not him, he said–recently leaked the Jay-Z-assisted “Who Run This.’

“They rolling the ball a little quicker than me,” Kiss told XXLmag.com about his Roc-A-Fella debut. That’s why it’s going down [like that.]

“I still got my mixtape I got to finish, then the album,” he added.

So far Kiss has secured features with Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne (“Death Wish”), and he’s cooking up something with Ghostface and Raekwon. No official release date has been set yet for the album.

The potential first single, “By My Side,” featuring Ne-Yo has recently been serviced to radio. However, Jada still isn’t sure if that’ll be the first clip from his album. He also has records with Avery Storm, Barrington Levy, and his D-Block brethren to choose from.

It’s been four years since the release of his last album, ‘04’s Kiss of Death (Interscope), but the LOX front man is happy to still be relevant enough to be releasing material.

In between albums, the rapper dealt with a gun charge that was hanging over his head and a change in labels, from Interscope to Def Jam, that, according to Kiss, has inspired his material.

“This [album] I did by myself,” Kiss explained. “I do all of them by myself, but I did this whole project in the D-Block studio. It gives it a raw sound, just gives it my whole element. It’s all me, all inspired by me.”

Next up for Kiss will be a mixtape, then he’ll drop his LP. Right after that, a D-Block compilation titled No Security Needed will hit the streets. By 2009, he said, the trio of Sheek Louch, Styles P, and Kiss should be ready to come together for their long-awaited LOX LP.

“We riding the wave right now,” Kiss said of juggling all his projects. “We got the surf boards, we just waiting on all the waves.”

Birthplace of Hip Hop to be Sold

City officials in New York ruled that the sale of the building commonly referred to as the birthplace of Hip Hop can go forward.

The landlord of 1520 Sedgwick is expected to remove the building from the city’s Mitchell Lama moderate housing program by paying off the current mortgage, which is $5 million. The move will make room for an investment group headed by real estate developer Mark Karasick to buy the property, according to a New York Times blog.
Opponents of the buyout pulled together a $10 million counter offer and went to court in an attempt to block the sale of the building to Karasick. The state Supreme Court initially sided with the opposition group, issuing a temporary restraining order, before ruling against the group, allowing the initial sale to go forward the report reads.

“They were unsuccessful and we’re proceeding to close,” said Steven Frankel, an attorney for 1520 Sedgwick Associates.

If the sale goes through, more than 100 families will be affected.

Wife of Big Pun Blasts Fat Joe in New Interview

Liza Rios, the wife of late rapper Big Pun recently sounded off on a number of industry issues in an interview with Forbez DVD, including Fat Joe and Pun's finances.

One issue Rios has with those close to Pun is the lack of effort to keep his memory alive. She likens the situation to people close to 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. since their deaths in the 90's.

“Like Puffy was in a position with Biggie, to keep his memory alive… the people that was in that position to do it with Pun should’ve did it," she says of the lack of attention Pun has received since his death.

The first deal [Pun] got was a $275,000 deal. Any payments were split with [Fat] Joe. There was a point where [Joe] was asking for his royalties.
Rios says her lawyers haven’t been as aggressive as she feels they should be in contacting Fat Joe, and according to her, all of Pun’s royalty money goes through him first.

“It’s been ten years,” she says. “It’s been recouped.”
Rios also says that her finances have been stretched between taking care of her children and maintaining household expenses. She denies the allegations that she’s blown much of her late husband’s money on material things.

“I do what I gotta do,” she says on how she gets by since Pun’s passing. “I’m going back to school, that’s gonna be good. My whole point is that I’m not asking anybody for anything.

“I don’t want Joe to take care of me, I just want what’s due to Pun.”
Rios also believes that Fat Joe is purposely keeping Pun's memory in the background, in hopes that the late emcee will be forgotten. She also levies the allegation that Fat Joe owes much of his current success to Pun.

“Pun had mad love for [Joe] and put him on the map, wrote all his shit. Every song that Joe’s on, Pun wrote everything. He was the creative force behind Terror Squad. Everybody write’s [Joe’s] shit.

“If he was alive, none of this would be going on.”
While Rios lays much of the blame on Fat Joe, she also says that Pun shares some of the blame for not being up on the business aspect of his deal.
“Hell yeah, he should’ve been smarter.”

Rios also revealed that she’s trying to set up a foundation in Pun’s name, possibly focusing on addressing the issue of obesity in the Hip Hop community.

50 Cent: 'No One Knew Jay-Z Until He Married Beyonce'

50 Cent, long-known for taking jabs at other Hip Hop artists, had some interesting things to say about Jay-Z in a recent interview.

The Queens rapper said it was Jay's marriage to superstar singer Beyonce - and not his own music - that made Hov the international star he is today, according to PR-Inside.com.

"I'm a big fan of Jay-Z, but outside of the States and Hip Hop circles, no one really knew who he was until he married Beyonce'," said Fif in the interview.
The G-Unit general also said that reports of Jay-Z's total estimated worth of $1 billion is inaccurate. "I don't believe he's worth that much! It's all been exaggerated. I'm comfortable. I don't want for anything so I'm not in a race."
This far from the first time 50 has had less than flattering comments towards Jay-Z in the past, as 50 has criticized Hov's previous work as Def Jam president. The two had a very minor dispute years ago, when Jay-Z responded to 50's underground hit "How to Rob" by rhyming at a Summer Jam concert: "I'm about a dollar/Who the fuck is 50 Cent?"

Run-DMC Nominated for 2009 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Class

The Kings from Queens, Run-DMC, are officially royalty now. Run-DMC, it was announced today, is nominated for the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joining a possible induction class that includes Metallica and Bobby Womack, among others.






The three-man crew, comprised of Rev. Run, DMC, and the last Jam Master Jay will undoubtedly get voted in. When they do, the two MC/one DJ group will be only the second hip-hop group inducted; last year Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five made it in.

Run-DMC are true pioneers. The group achieved a number of firsts in the hip-hop world. The act was the first to score gold, platinum, and multi-platinum rap albums. Run-DMC was also the first hip-hop act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, first to have a rap video appear on MTV, and first hip-hoppers to sign an endorsement deal, when they inked an arrangement for Adidas

Ludacris’ Pool House Burned Down In Blaze

A fire broke out at the estate of Ludacris’ late Wednesday night destroying a pool house, but leaving no damage to the rapper’s home.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the blaze was put out within 30 minutes after firemen arrived onto the scene.

The Def Jam star was out of town at the time, however a family member was in the main home. A spokesman for the Fulton County Fire Department in Atlanta explained the pool house was larger than most homes, which took a “significant fire” to bring the structure down. Luckily a nearby resident spotted the fire and notified emergency authorities. No immediate cause for the fire was given as of press time.

Tony Yayo Builds With Flavor Flav, Calls Self "Energy God"

When it comes to hypemen, Tony Yayo calls himself an "Energy God." After an encounter with iconic hypeman Flavor Flav, he shared the advice given to him, and spoke on more regarding the 50 Cent/Kanye West feud.
"Both energies together," Tony Yayo told MTV. "It was a while back when we was beefing with Fat Joe, and he said I was the '2008 version of Flavor Flav.' I took it good. Me and Flav kicked it backstage, and the two things he said to me: 'Stay alive and stay out of jail.' "

This weekend, The Unit welcomed Flav as their special guest at a show in New York. Tony added that he has respect and admiration for what Flav has done.

"The energy onstage when I said 'Flaaaaavor Flaaaaaaaaav!' — the crowd went crazy. Me and him got the same kinda energy. I look up to a lot of the old-school rappers: Flavor, Chuck D, Whodini. I seen that rap from the '80s to '90s to now. Flavor Flav, for you to get out of jail and be in one of the biggest rap groups in the country, come off Rikers Island, create your own hustle, create your own show, then have the number-one show in the country. When I came out, I was on easy street. 50 took care of me."

The two even got to speak on life, meet families and more.
"We was backstage, I got to meet a lot of his kids, five of his kids. I talked to his baby mother. He got to meet 50 and [Lloyd] Banks. I'm a big fan of Flavor. His energy when he gets onstage, his is 10 times what mine is. He's entertaining. That's what people want. That's what I try to do — entertain people on the stage. When I see a boring show, I get bored. That's why I looked up to people like Flav and Doug E. Fresh. I asked Doug the secrets of shows. I ran into him at the airport. He said, 'Before a show, I don't eat, don't drink and get a lot of rest.' I listened to that. Then Flavor, when he came out on that stage and we did 'So Seductive,' I did his dance. Right now, he's happy I made the dance popular. We talked yesterday."
During the show, 50 made some headlines by making his own remix of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown." Yayo admitted that it wasn't a serious beef, but that the crew would not back down from another release date show down in December when Kanye and 50 drop albums around the same time.

Unafraid of showing bias, Yayo noted that 50 was always the winner in his eyes.
"That'll be fun. In my eyes, I don't think Kanye will never be bigger

Run-DMC Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

To be eligible for induction into Cleveland, Ohio's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, one must have released their first single no later than 25 years ago. Along with guitarist Jeff Beck (already inducted with some group-work), Metallica, Disco group Chic, '70s Funk outfit War, The Stooges, Soul icon Bobby Womack and Lil Anthony & The Imperials, Hollis, Queens' Hip Hop pioneers Run-DMC are now eligible nominees.
The trio of Reverend Run, DMC and the late deejay Jam Master Jay released their self-titled debut in 1984, after releasing single "Sucker MC's" the year prior. In total, the group released seven studio albums, and was instrumental in implementing Rock samples into their music. Collaborating with Aerosmith to remix their 1979 hit "Walk This Way," the group is credited with reinventing the Boston Rock legends, inducted to The Hall of Fame.

The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction program will include a weeklong series of events culminating with the Induction Ceremony on Saturday, April 4 at historic Public Hall in Cleveland. Advance ticket sales for the events will be made available to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum members and then to the public.

All Elements & RS Radio Presents: DJ J Ronin "4th Annual Birthday Bash" Sunday September 21, 2008

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Blender Calls Tupac The Most "Overrated" Artist Ever

Deceased Hip Hop icon Tupac Shakur has been named the most overrated person in music by music magazine Blender, according to Reuters.
Pac lands at the top of a list which includes "places, trends and other junk in rock," said Blender in its upcoming October issue, which hits newsstands next week.
Other overrated finalists on the list include the Grammy Awards at number seven, encores at number 12, Pink Floyd at number 14 and "the music you loved as a teenager" at number 23.
Tupac gained a cult-like following after his unsolved, premature death at the hands of a shooter in Las Vegas in 1996. Since then, he's released more than a dozen albums. Adding to his mythical status, many conspiracy theories surrounding the death of the rapper arose, some asserting that Tupac is still, in fact, alive.
According to Blender, Tupac was a decent rapper with "insane rock-star charisma," though he also "larded records with self-mythologizing, mediocre filler."

Large Professor Reacts To Illmatic Being Turned To Book

Hip Hop scholar, author and activist Dr. Michael Eric Dyson announced yesterday that he is currently writing a book on Nas' debut album Illmatic [click to read]. The 1994 release received the coveted five mic rating from The Source magazine, and is considered by many, to be the greatest single Hip Hop album of all times.
"Every song on Illmatic will be analyzed, interpreted and then re-articulated in a kind of intellectual sense from his own base in Hip Hop and we’re trying to deal with that seriously," Dyson told AllHipHop.com Wednesday.
Late Wednesday, Nas' mentor, and producer of three of the album's 10 tracks, Large Professor, spoke on the significance of his work going from the musical to the literary world.
"It means a lot. That’s what we were working for though," revealed the musical creator of "Halftime," "One Time 4 Your Mind" and "It Ain't Hard To Tell," two of which were album singles. Large Professor added to HipHopDX, "It’s finally paying off. It was a lot of hard work put into getting that album how it was – even getting Nas to that point. It’s finally payin’ off. Sometimes it’s a delayed reaction with things. Back in the days, my father would tell me, ‘You’re ahead of your time.’ I didn’t know what that meant. Sometimes that’s a good thing and a bad thing. You get a grasp on it, and you understand what it is, and you realize it."
From first appearing on 1991's "Live At The Barbeque" [click to read] from Large Professor's then-group Main Source, the unit spent nearly three years readying the debut, which finally achieved platinum status a decade later in 2004. "That was a lot of power, a lot of energy that went into that. That wasn’t just [a year-long project], that was years in the making. The power is there. It’s still alive.”
According to Amazon, Dyson's book, formerly titled Born To Use Mics: Reading Nas' Illmatic, is planned for January 2009 publication on Basic Civitas Books.
Presently, Large Professor - now recording as "Large Pro," is releasing Main Source September 30 on Gold Dust Media. The album's intro "The Entrance," can be heard.

Raphael Sadiq Returns With A New Album "The Way I See It"

RAPHAEL SAADIQ ANNOUNCES SURPRISE PERFORMANCE
AT TIME OUT NEW YORK’S SUMMER MUSIC SAYONARA

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th @ NYC’S SOUTH STREET SEAPORT

“A loving slice of retro-soul that blows all those English roses out of the water.”
– Los Angeles Times


For those who missed Raphael Saadiq’s sold-out show at Highline Ballroom this week, Time Out New York presents a free performance by the critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist/artist/producer at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Friday.


The highly anticipated new release The Way I See It- out September 16th on Columbia Records- finds Saadiq at the peak of his soul power tapping into various regional scenes that underpin our best music – Motown, Stax, Chi-town, Philly. The album features guest appearances by Saadiq protégé C.J., Grammy-winner Joss Stone (with whom Raphael worked on the best-selling 2007 set Introducing Joss Stone) and the legendary Stevie Wonder on harmonica.


Saadiq’s innate musical facility – he learned to play guitar, drums and bass by the age of six, was singing with a professional gospel group at nine and toured with Prince and Sheila E. upon graduating from high school – goes a long way in explaining his ability to craft an album that will delight a variety of listeners. Saadiq, founder of hybrid super group Lucy Pearl, member and producer of Tony! Toni! Toné!, as well as acclaimed producer of artists like D’Angelo, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Snoop Dogg and John Legend – satisfies listeners with an album and live show that is not to be missed.

Time Out offers up a diverse line-up including performances by Endless Boogie & Oneida.

WHEN: Friday, August 29th
Music starts at 6PM with Raphael taking the stage at 7PM.

WHERE: South Street Seaport
Fulton & South Streets, Pier 17
New York, NY 10038

FREE!

Lil Wayne Checks Himself Into Drug Rehab Center. Do Wayne Have A Drug Problem?

We hearing from a number of different sources that rapper Lil Wayne checked himself into a Florida drug rehab over the weekend. Right now no one seems to be talking about it. But more evidence is coming forward. For example, yesterday the rapper missed a mandatory court appearance in Arizona His lawyer told the judge that it was because of an "undisclosed medic

Rack-Lo Mixtape "Golden Era Terror Vol.2" & "Beat Down Season" The Album coming in 2008

Rack-Lo is the man. He's on the job and remains competitive. The competition is none seriously. Peep his (2) brand new CD's coming in 2008. And in 2009, he's not letting you breath. It's about to be Rack's World. On "Beat Down Season" Rack-Lo teams up with Krohme of Godsendant Music to bring the world another Rack-Lo classic. Entire album is produced and mixed by KROHME. For more info log on to;
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On Golden Era Terror Vol.2, Rack-Lo returns with classic Hip Hop definitely setting trends and paying homerage to Hip Hop's legendary Artists and Beat Smiths. CD is arranged and mixed by Philly Phil of Philly Phill Entertainment straight out of OHIO. Big Ups! For more info log onto www.spitfactoryonline.com

Hell Razah returning with "Ultra Sounds Of A Renaissance Child" September 23rd

Hot on the heels of his collaborative album “T.H.U.G ANGELZ: Welcome To Red Hook Houses” with Shabazz the Disciple, Sunz of Man and Black Market Militia member Hell Razah is returning to stores with a new solo effort “Ultra Sounds Of A Renaissance Child” on September 23rd. The album will be available digitally on Itunes a week earlier on September 16th.

“Ultra Sounds” will be Razah’s fourth release since 2007, following up the critically acclaimed “Renaissance Child,” and his joint effort with production duo Blue Sky Black Death “Razah’s Ladder.”

"This album captures my creative mind state, and shows more versatility of me as a solo artist that has matured with the god given gift of being poetic, spiritual, street, and political all at the same time, while keeping interesting concepts alive. I feel like majority of albums have lost that vibe in today's music," said Razah.

"I called it Ultra Sounds because that's what doctors use to see a baby before its fully developed before its born. I sat in the incubator of hip hop waiting for my turn and now its time. This will be the beginning of Hell Razah Music as a label as well as a fully developed solo artist now. I want my fans to see me not only as a good feature or as a group member but to see I can hold it down alone as well.”

“Ultra Sounds” includes production from international producers Shroom, 84 Tigers, D.J. Rated R, and more.

The album will also be his last released under the moniker Hell Razah, and Razah will be known as either Heaven Razah or RazahRubiez for his next full length album in 2009.

“This project will be the last time you see the Hell side of Razah,” Razah concluded.

Cypress Hill's B-Real Signs Solo Deal With Duck Down

Long rumored to be releasing on B-Real's own imprint Audio Hustlaz, the Cypress Hill frontman announced yesterday, through Duck Down Records, that he was releasing his solo debut Smoke N Mirrors on the historic New York label.
The deal comes as the latest in a series of the label acquiring veterans, including KRS-One, DJ Revolution and Diamond. Smoke N Mirrors will feature production from Fred Wreck, Scoop Deville, DJ Quik and guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Buckshot and Cypress Hill member Sen Dogg.
The album is slated for January, 2009 release.

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 8/17/08

Not a whole lot going on in Hip Hop this week as Lil Wayne continues his dominance on the charts. In his 10th week on the charts, Weezy’s Tha Carter 3 holds steady at #6 with 61k sold (2,204,760 sold overall). Rihanna’s re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad continues to surge as it pushes its way to #9 with another 42k sold in its 63rd week on the charts (1,636,704 sold to date). Lloyd’s Lessons In Love falls ten slots to #17 with 22k sold while Nas’ Untitled continues to head towards gold with just under 19k sold (335,176k sold overall). Yung Berg makes a splash with his Look What You Made Me album debuting at #20 with 19,150 sold.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
Rank Artist Album This Week Total
6
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter 3
61,661 2,204,760

9
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad
42,267
1,636,704
17
Lloyd
Lessons in Love
22,102
73,386

20
Yung Berg
Look What You Made Me
19,150
19,274

21
Nas
Untitled
18,659
335,176

Elsewhere on the charts, Usher glides towards platinum status while selling 13k units of Here I Stand. He’s only 23k shy from hitting the one million mark with 977,416 sold to date. Plies continues to sit pretty with Definition of Real at #35 (11,921) and David Banner is right behind at #36 with Greatest Story Ever Told (11,495). M.I.A. continues to thrive off of “Paper Planes” exposure in the film Pineapple Express as Kala sells a shade over 10k and holds steady at #47. Diddy’s latest signing, Janelle Monae, debuts her Metropolis: The Chase Suite at the #115 slot with 5,177 sold in its first week.

50 Cent Tops Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2008 List

After last year's crown went to Jay-Z, resulting in the 50 Cent "I Get Money" (1-2-3 Remix) with Diddy on board, 50 Cent can claim himself this year as Forbes' estimated top earner in Hip Hop.
The leading financial institution estimated that 50 made $150 million over the last year, topped by his Vitamin Water deal with Coca Cola. Jay-Z fell $18 million behind Fif at $82 million, including his blockbuster Live Nation deal. Diddy rounded out the last at Number Three, coming in at $35 million, a departure from the close running of the three New York rap moguls the last two years.
Common, Lil Wayne and Akon made first time showings on the list, replacing Scott Storch, Yung Joc and Ice Cube [click to read].
The overall list is:

1. 50 Cent
2. Jay-Z
3. Diddy
4. Kanye West
5. Timbaland
6. Pharrell
7. Swizz Beats
8. Snoop Dogg
9. Dr. Dre
10. Ludacris
11. T.I.
11. Lil Wayne
12. Eminem
12. Common
12. Akon
13. Jermaine Dupri
13. Lil Jon
14. OutKast
14. Chamillionaire
14. The Game
Go to Forbes.com for actual earning

Saigon Talks Label Options, Just Blaze

The man who is still fiending to give the Hip Hop world The Greatest Story Never Told has been hard at work performing overseas, though his presence in the states has been somewhat silent. Checking in with DJ Envy, Saigon relayed his current status on signing a record deal to finally release The Greatest Story Never Told, as well as his future with Just Blaze.
The biggest question mark still lingering over the progress of Saigon’s rap career resides in his quest to find the right record label, to which Saigon persists there are a handful of options available, including a reunion with former partner/producer Mark Ronson. “He let me know that’s an option if I want. If I wanna go over there to put my music out, with his situation at Interscope, it’s an option.”
Where others might have folded under the restless setbacks that the rap music industry entails, Saigon has kept his demeanor cool thanks in part to his main collaborator Just Blaze. Because of their musical connection, a relationship has spawned in which Saigon considers “awesome.” “Just is riding with me till the end. That’s like my brother. Over the past four years of working we established like a friendship, more so than just business.” When asked if Just Blaze would be around for his second album, Saigon echoed his words true as he stated, “I won’t make an album without Just Blaze.”

Jay-Z Speaks On Blueprint 3, Personal Life & Live Nation Deal

After a much talked about appearance at the Glow in the Dark tour in New York, Jay-Z called in to the Shade 45 Morning Show with Elliott Wilson and Angela Lee to speak on being back in the studio, the Live Nation deal and his personal life.
Jay reveals that the performance during Kanye’s set [click to watch] was completely impromptu, but that he couldn’t turn down the opportunity to grace the stage.
“I really went to see his show. I walked into the dressing room and he was like, ‘let’s do this.’ I couldn’t tell him no, it was his show.”

Hov also noted that his next album will be titled Blueprint 3 and confirmed reports that Timbaland will not be producing the entire album.
One issue that Jay did not hesitate to address was the rumor that his deal with Live Nation is “falling apart.”
“That’s silly,” he replied to the claim.
During the interview, Jay also dodged claims that he was married, neither confirming nor denying reports of recent nuptials to Beyonce.
On the subject of his next album, Jay says he’s in the zone right now, but has only completed three tracks for the project. He declined to name the producers because the tracks may not make the final cut.
“I gotta make the best product,” he said regarding producers and how they feel if a song doesn’t make the album.”That doesn’t depend on anyone’s feelings. We’re in there to do a job. It’s about getting the best results; it’s not about my ego or their ego.”

Capone & Noreaga Announce Release Date For 'Channel 10'

Rap Duo Capone-N-Noreaga unveiled details about their new album Channel 10 today (August 4).

The release is the group's follow up to The Reunion, Gold seller, which was released eight years ago.

“I'm proud to be working on a C-N-N album, a lot of people have been begging for this to come out", N.O.R.E. told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "We recorded the whole album in the studio together."

The Lefrak, Queens bred rapper also revealed a more lucrative reason for his enthusiasm with the release of Channel 10.

"We want the music to be really good and it came out hot! Plus we own our masters," N.O.R.E. revealed.

Capone, who served a total of six years in prison, was equally excited to be reunited with N.O.R.E. in an actual recording studio.

"This time we were able to come together in the studio," Capone added. "Record together, not over the phone, in different cities. It really shows in the music, we are really interacting in the whole album. We are giving the fans a whole different feel, a whole different texture and it is going to show in our music."

The duo lined up some heavyweight producers for Channel 10, which boasts contributions from DJ Premier, The Alchemist, STK, Play & Skills and Hazardous Sounds.

A variety of notable rappers appear on the album as well, including Fat Joe, The Clipse, Dogg Pound, Maino, Picalo, Charlie Hustle and Uncle Murder.

The first single from the album is "Follow The Dollar" which was produced by The Alchemist.



C-N-N's Channel 10 hits stores on October 21st 2008 on SMC Recordings.

DJ Chong Wizard Presents: Be Kind Rewind

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01. Be Kind Rewind (Intro)02. Jay-Z - I Really Mean It03. Cam'ron - Dead President04. Rhymefest - Live By The Gun, Die By The Dynomite05. 2pac f/ Tha Dogg Pound - Don't Go To Sleep06. AZ - Boss' Life07. Da Bush Babies - Memory Lane 08. Willie The Kid - Good Look09. Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Mixtapes Just Saved My Life10. Mac Dre - Vibe With A Mac11. Slick Rick - Mistakes of a Nasty Bitch...12. Tragedy Khadafi - Blend Paradise DJ Filthy Rich 13. Rakim - Guess Who's Back14. DMX, Biggie & Jadakiss - Metal Thangz15. Queen Latifah - Black Hand Side16. Camp Lo - Luchini17. Jay-Z - Roc Boys18. Biggie f/ Nine - Whucha Want19. Big L - Flamboyant 20. Big Pun - Dream Shatterer21. Kool G. Rap - On The Run22. Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell23. 2pac - Gangsta's Paradise 24. Nas f/ AZ - Lifes A Bitch25. Ghostface f/ Alicia Keys - Baby Baby Baby26. Jay-Z - Song Cry

Alicia Keys Rejects Tobacco Sponsorship

After turning heads with her comments about what she termed "gangsta rap" [click to read] in April, Alicia Keys is making headlines again. The R&B singer turned down what could potentially be millions of dollars by requesting a Philip Morris affiliate withdraw partial sponsorship of an upcoming concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. After the Washington-based anti-smoking organization Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids pointed out the numerous advertisements to Keys, she released the following statement through Sony BMG:

"I am an unyielding advocate for the well-being of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking."

The event, which is part of Keys' As I Am International Tour, was originally billed as "A Mild Live Production." Philip Morris did not publicly disclose how much it paid to sponsor the event or if it would ask for its money back. Although Keys has enjoyed successful sales of all her studio albums, with each one selling 3 million copies or more, the move goes against current industry practices. An increasing number of artists are getting directly involved in advertising campaigns with major corporations to offset the losses of declining album sales.

"Whether tobacco sponsorship of music events leads to youth smoking is a matter of serious debate," Philip Morris said, in a statement received Thursday. "Having considered the facts in this specific instance, we have decided to withdraw all branding associated with this concert."

Cam'ron Sells Juelz Santana To Def Jam For $2 Million

The never ending saga of the Diplomats internal struggles continue. Depending on who you ask, either everything is all good [click to read] or the crew is in shambles.

Although the future of the Dip Set is only known by those within the unit, the recent news of Cam'ron selling Juelz Santana's contract to Def Jam certainly have cast a cloud over the collective.
According to Miss Info's blog, the deal is in fact a reality and the video message sent out by the Best of Both Offices about Juelz returning means much more than originally perceived.

Miss Info asked Juelz via email about his move to Def Jam and Juelz responded with his own email that Info posted on her site.
"A! What’s good !! Yeah, I’m free!! And ready to do me!! But its still Dip Set 4 life!! Its just going to be a new chapter!!" he stated. Although he said that it was "still Dip Set 4 life," he followed by addressing his relationship with Killa Cam.

"I have no hard feeling for Cam, after all, he did give me a chance!!! But I will say this I was loyal to him and he took advantage."

What Santana exactly means by "took advantage" is unclear but it does show that the Dip Set still has internal issues with Cam. In the meanwhile, Juelz discussed his immediate future.

"Mixtape coming up soon, my solo mixtape ('the Reagan Era')," he revealed
"I have a joint venture with Def Jam, a 50/50 deal," he continued. "Yeah, it’s a new boss in town. Album is called Born to Lose, Built to Win!!!! (The rise of the skullgang)."

United States Government Apologizes For Slavery?

After 400 years of slavery and decades of Jim Crow, the United States government is making moves to apologize to African Americans for past injustices.
Rep. Steve Cohen, a white law maker representing a majority black district introduced H.Res. 194 introduced the non binding measure, which will come up for a vote today.
Several states have apologized for slavery, but if Cohen's measure passes, it will be the first time the federal government has acknowledge slavery and Jim Crow and its effects on the black community.
"African-Americans continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow -- long after both systems were formally abolished -- through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity and liberty, the frustration of careers and professional lives, and the long-term loss of income and opportunity," H.Res. 194 says.
According to a CNN report, the resolution does not

Cold Crush Brother To Launch Classic Hip Hop Concert Series

Legendary Cold Crush Brothers member, Easy A.D, in collaboration with business partner and Hip Hop historian Anthony "A-Tone" Hovington, has announced the launch of the Classic Hip Hop Concert Series, a set of multiple concert events showcasing the forefathers of the Hip Hop culture.
A.D. and A-tone started Classic Hip-Hop LLC back in in 2005 in hopes to "preserve and promote the positive aspects of Hip Hop culture."
Since its inception, the organization has collaborated with the renowned Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, which will be premiering the Hip Hop Won't Stop exhibit at the Natural Museum of American History in 2009.
The Classic Hip Hop Concert Series will supplement this exhibit by holding its first show on November 22 at Constitution Hall. After the November 22nd debut, the series will run nine more shows across the country through September 2009.
For more information, visit www.classichiphopllc.com

Rick Ross and Triple C Release The Black Flag Prequel

Rick Ross and his group Triple C, which also includes rappers Torch and Gun Play, will release The Black Flag Prequel on October 9 through Millionaire Music/Poe Boy Entertainment. The project will prepare fans for their official full length debut, The Black Flag, which is currently without a release date.


The Black Flag Prequel track listing is as follows:

01. Intro
02. Clean Money
03. Career Criminal – Rick Ross
04. Shades On
05. Keep Stuntin’ (produced By Kane Beatz)
06. Come See Me
07. Smoke Break Interlude
08. Mind Playing Tricks On Me Ft. P-Nut
09. M.I. YAYO
10. Mug Shot
11. Where You From (prod. By J Rock)
12. Stuntin’
13. I Ain’t The One – Gunplay
14. Got It Made
15. Make A Move – Torch
16. Projects
17. Fed Ex ft. Brisco & Flo Rida
18. Outro

Killer Mike’s Top 10 Political Songs of All Time

When Killer Mike released his critically acclaimed manifesto I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II earlier this month, he joined a long tradition of political protest music. From Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” to Ice Cube’s “Endangered Species,” music in the 20th century had regularly spoken to the soul of man by challenging societal ills exacerbated by the status quo.

Now in the new millennium, Killer Mike takes a moment to reflect on the songs that inspired his conscious awareness and artistic direction.


10. Rage Against the Machine “Bulls On Parade” (1996)

“Man the lyrics 'Rally around your family with a pocket full of shells.' A lot of times we as Americans think military and police are supposed to protect and take care of us as citizens. And when that goes wrong the same people that were there to protect you and the government that’s supposed to support the persons that are apart of the country often turns against its people. That’s what spoke to me.”

It had an anger and a angst that was needed.”

9. Cypress Hill “I Wanna Get High” (1993)

“The legalization of marijuana is about a lot more than people just wanting to get high. Hemp can end a lot of our problems in terms of cutting trees and the making of paper. Hemp has dozens of medical uses. It can be used for different fibers in clothing. It really is a wonder plant. And the fact that it’s illegal in America speaks more to the fact that legal cigarettes and beer want it to stay illegal than it does about this drug [having] any real harmful side effects, besides making you eat and go to sleep.”

8. N.W.A “F**k tha Police” (1988)

“This song really was a retaliation cry against what was happening to young people in Los Angeles when the news wouldn’t even acknowledge it. Ten years later you get a Rampart investigation, and find out the police force in Los Angeles was actively doing whatever it could to be the judge, jury, and executioner for street level gang members. (It’s) another example of when ‘policing’ citizens becomes a force of people ‘occupying’ citizens.”


7. 2 Live Crew “Banned in the USA” (1990)

“2 Live Crew and Ice-T in particular, who I didn’t have on this list but should have, were actively in the censorship fight. The reason we can say what we want to say now, or think we can say what we want to, is because 2 Live Crew fought that Broward County judgment. They fought it and made sure that rappers would forever be able to say whatever they wanted to say. Ice-T did a similar thing after “Cop Killa” with (his rock band) Body Count.”

A lot of rappers talk about they’re real but ain’t nobody really went up against the US government. And I’m not just talking about testifying in front of government, but to literally have your life on the line. If you lose that case, you go to jail.”

I look at Luther Campbell in particular as the Larry Flynt of our day. Someone who had the money, resources, and most of all the courage to go head to head with the US government and win on behalf of the US citizens. It gave us the right to say what we wanted, and when we wanted.”


6. Geto Boys “Crooked Officer” (1993)

“Southern rap is often looked at as just smooth s**t, cool s**t, or pimp s**t. But the Geto Boys in particular always had a socio-political message in their music, whether it was ‘City Under Siege’ or ‘Crooked Officer.’”

‘Crooked Officer’ was relevant then and it’s relevant now. It’s good to hear southerners do some of the same type of music that was coming out of other places but with a southern spin on it.”

It was great to hear Big Mike, Scarface, and Bushwick just expound more on what N.W.A touched on in “F**k the Police” and what KRS did in “Black Cop.” It’s always going to be one of my favorites.


5. dead prez “They Schools” (2000)

“I like this because dead prez [says what] Black people have known for years; just because we’re integrated doesn’t mean those people have fully accepted us and it doesn’t mean they’re willing to educate us.”

The same people that run bad hospitals and give you bad jobs and don’t pay attention to the garbage on your street are the same people that run the schools. And if White people don’t trust their (public) schools and are taking their kids out to private and charter schools, how do you think the quality of education is going to be for Black children?”

4. Paris “Bush Killa” (1992)

“You could never make this record again in America. It was off the Sleeping with the Enemy album. It was the fanciful and imaginary story of a Black activist/rapper knocking the president off.”

And it’s important that people remember Bush Sr. now is just an old, funny looking man that people laugh at, but this man was once the director of the CIA. This man had full knowledge of the Iran-Contra Scandal which was funded through the Contras with crack used as the resource to do that. And it destroyed our whole community.”

So I think it’s only appropriate that a man that would kill a whole community gets a song dedicated to him. Thank Paris for that.”


3. Public Enemy “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” (1988)

“’I got a letter from the government/The other day/I opened and read it/It said they were suckers…’”

What the f**k can you say after that? Chuck let it be known, man. He always reminded you no matter how far we’ve come; we’ve still got a long way to go. “

2. Immortal Technique “Bin Laden AKA Tell the Truth” (2004)

“I like that fact that Mos Def and Immortal brought it home on the original. We’ve been taught by the government to be afraid of Arabs and Bin Laden. But as a person of color in America more acts of terrorism have been done to me by agents of my own government as opposed to some outside force. As a poor Black man in America I’m going to be more afraid of the power of my government than some spooky man with a weird beard.”

Bin Laden didn’t destroy the projects. Our f**king government did that. They (Arabs) aren’t persecuting us here our government is doing that. “

Mos Def said on Bill Maher ‘I ain’t scared of Bin Laden,’ and that’s straight the f**k up. It’s that around the way knowledge that we need and this song made me a full-fledged Immortal Technique fan.”


1. Killer Mike feat. Ice Cube “Pressure” (2008)

“This song is different from the others in that instead of dealing with the ‘boogeyman’ or the government etc, I really get at Black leadership and the government on behalf of all people, not just Black people.”

We shouldn’t live in fear of our government and Black leaders got to learn to understand (that). For 40 years you’ve been preaching that we shall overcome s**t to us, and when we finally decide to make decisions out on our own and that we’ve overcome, your ass better come with us or get left the f**k behind.”

‘Pressure’ is the type a song I talked about doing when I was standing in the trap wasting my life. It’s the type of song I needed to hear during my freshman year at Morehouse College, and that’s why I gave the world that song.”

I can’t give you all the answers because I don’t have them. But I can tell you if you put the pressure on the right people, you’re going to come up with some of the answers because those people will reveal some of the solutions they’ve been hiding.”

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Rap Cassette Sales Thrive In Prison Market

At a time when record sales have decreased dramatically due to downloading the thought of a business thriving off of CD and even cassette sales seems almost absurd, but a business owner in Los Angeles had made what may seem like the impossible possible.

Pack Central, a mail order company owned by Bob Paris, has earned over one million dollars annually for the past few years in CD and cassette sales from its bi-annual catalogue which is sent to prisoners.
Prisoners are able to purchase music from Pack Central through a trust account that is created on their behalf by family members who fund the account and Paris is reaping the benefits.

"I have dodged every conventional bullet that has hit most music retailers," the Pack Central owner told the New York Times. "I don't have to worry about downloading, legal or illegally. The beauty of it is that prisoners don't have Internet access and never will."
Since CDs are banned in most prisons, cassette's make up 60% of Pack Central's unit sales and for the past five years Paris has been stocking up on them.
"People thought I was nuts when I invested tons of money in analog prerecorded music on tape," Paris shared.

Pack Central's current best sellers include Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III , Mariah Carey's E=MC2, Usher's Here I Stand and Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad.

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell for $4 Million

In late June advertising representatives for Taco Bell made what they call a "good faith, charitable offer to 50 Cent." In a written letter, the company propositioned 50 to change his nickname to either 79, 89 or 99 Cent for a day while rapping his order at one of their restaurants. In return, the company would make a $10,000 donation to any charity the rapper chose. The Mexican-style fast food chain released the following letter to the national press in June, before the original copy eventually reached the 50's offices.

"Dear Mr. Jackson: We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates of change. In fact, for just a few spare coins, we’re giving consumers more variety for less money with our new 79-89-99 Why Pay More value menu . . . So here’s our offer of change to you: For one day this summer, change your name either 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent by showing up to one of our more than 5,600 locations nationwide and rapping your order in the drive thru with your new moniker."

According to legal documents filed yesterday in New York federal court, 50 (née Curtis Jackson) and his legal team of Peter D. Raymond and Wallace B. Neel allege "Taco Bell made him the star and focus of its nationwide advertising campaign by using his name, persona and trademark to promote Taco Bell's business and products." Currently 50 has deals with Right Guard, Vitamin Water/Coca-Cola, Steiner Sports, Reebok and other major corporations.

Nas Is Very Revolutionary, Other Rappers Take Heed!

Nas & 620,000 Others Appear Outside Of Fox News


July 24th, 2008

After topping the charts with his latest album, Nas took teamed up with Move On and Color of Change to deliver a box of petitions to Fox News [click to read].
“We’re here to make a stand,” Nas told a small crowd as he delivered the more than 600,000 flyers to the network.
Nas called out Fox News labeling Michelle Obama Barack’s “baby mama” and O’Reilly’s “lynching party” references as “racist.”
“Stop standing behind a desk and dictating this BS to the public. Come outside with the people and let’s see what kind of man you are,” Nas later said.
According to reports, Fox News declined to accept the petitions, but Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report accepted them

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The Most Brillaint Rapper To Surface Out Of Queens Bridge, Read His 1st Verse That Got Him Started, The Proof Is Here

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Nasty Nas is a rebel to America
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Swimmin in women like a lifeguard
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Kidnap the President’s wife without a plan
And hangin niggaz like the Ku Klux Klan
I melt mics till the sound waves over
Before steppin to me you’d rather step to Jehovah
Slammin MC’s on cement
Cause verbally, I’m iller than a AIDS patient
I move swift and uplift
your mind shoot the gift when I riff in rhyme
Rappin sniper, speakin real words
My thoughts react, like Steven Spielberg’s
Poetry attacks, paragraphs punch hard
My brain is insane, I’m out to lunch God
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My voicebox locks and excels like a rocket…….