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Prometheus Brown & Bambu-Lookin’ Up

Posted by on February 22, 2012 at 12:54 pm

Prometheus Brown of Seattle’s Blues Scholars and Bambu released this video for “Lookin’ Up” from their Prometheus Brown and Bambu Walk Into A Bar album two days ago.

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Dilla Day Detroit 2012: Phat Kat

Posted by on February 22, 2012 at 10:10 am

Phat Kat performs his track from J.Dilla’s Welcome 2 Detroit album as part of the 2012 Dilla Day Detroit Concert that took place a couple of weeks ago.

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No One (Noni Spitz & Dae One) Midnight Selections EP

Posted by on February 21, 2012 at 8:21 pm

No One (Noni Spitz & Dae One) released their Midnight Selections today for free download at their Bandcamp site. The EP has production from Dae One, Focus and Terrace Martin including features from Rapper Big Pooh, Brooke Taylor, Smokey Lane, and Chevy Jones.

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Yasiin Bey-Niggas In Poorest

Posted by on February 21, 2012 at 7:36 pm

The artist formerly known as Mos Def just made a video for his take on The Throne’s “Niggas In Paris.”

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Koncept On Spittin’ In Da Wip

Posted by on February 21, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Brown Bag All Star Koncept takes his turn “Spittin’ In Da Wip” with Crazy Al Cayne. Koncept’s awaken debut came out last month and don’t forget to rate his performance on the show by clicking here.

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BBU-bell hooks Mixtape

Posted by on February 21, 2012 at 12:22 pm

BBU has released their 17-track bell hooks mixtape. Download bell hooks

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Pep Love-Hip-Hop, My Friend

Posted by on February 21, 2012 at 11:45 am

“Hip-Hop, My Friend” is the latest single from Pep Love’s upcoming Rigmarole due in stores on March 6th.

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Trinity-Odds & Evens Feat. R.O.E.

Posted by on February 20, 2012 at 7:32 am

Trinity is a Chicago rapper and her Days Of My Life mixtape is her third project and it was released last year. Her “Odds & Evens” collaboration with R.O.E. is from the upcoming Chicago multi-genre album The City Is Ours. Twitter Bandcamp

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Throwback: Mista Grimm-Indo Smoke

Posted by on February 19, 2012 at 9:47 am

Mista Grimm is a California rapper who had a deal on the Epic Records subsidiary 550. “Indo Smoke” is from the 1993 “Poetic Justice” soundtrack and it was Grimm’s first release. Nate Dogg and Warren G had guest appearances on the track that described the glories of green smoke. The rapper made a contribution to [...]

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Media Questions Of The Week

Posted by on February 18, 2012 at 9:54 am

1. Would Whitney Houston have really wanted Clive Davis’s pre-Grammy party to go on while her dead body was in a hotel room floors above the event? 2. Isn’t it pretty cool that George Clinton received an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee School of Music? 3. Is it really necessary to have XXL’s Editor-in-Chief, Vanessa [...]

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