Locksmith-The Pit
“The Pit” is the third video from Locksmith’s Labyrinth album.
Slum Village-God Sent/Hunger Feat. Focus & Vice
“God Sent” and “Hunger” are from the Mick Boogie hosted Dirty Slums mixtape.
HipHop
Phife Dawg Talks J.Dilla
Phife Dawg talks about J.Dilla’s influence on his life and reveals once again how Dilla’s beatmaking process was like magic.
Oh No Returns With Ohnomite
Oh No (born Michael Jackson; younger brother of Madlib and son of singer Otis Jackson) was granted unprecedented access to the Rudy Ray Moore / Dolemite audio archives and given free rein to sample his way through the classic-but-absolutely-filthy catalog. He was able to use legendary material from The Human Tornado, Petey Wheatstraw, the Dolemite [...]
Throwback: The Beastie Boys- Sure Shot
Brooklyn natives Mike Diamond, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz started their music careers as punk rockers in 1979. After their experimentation with rap music at their shows and the reception of their 12-inch single “Cooky Puss” they decided to do it full time. Rick Rubin became their DJ/producer and they signed to his Def Jam [...]
Uncle Imani-What Should I Think Of U
Uncle Imani of The Pharcyde just dropped a track about relationships with “What Should I.. Think Of U”, produced by Computer Jay & featuring Prefyx. The track is from his forthcoming solo album PROBLACCMAJIK and listeners can check out ProBlaccMajik.Tumblr.com for more updates & info surrounding the LP.
Media Questions Of The Week
1. Was the Maybach Music press conference something out of the P.T.Barnum playbook?
Yasiin Bey, Dead Prez & Mikeflo-Made You Die
Yasiin Bey, Dead Prez and Mikeflo offer their tribute to Trayvon Martin over the beat for Nas’s “Made You Look.”
R.I.P. MCA
Adam Yauch better known as MCA from The Beastie Boys has died from cancer. The Beastie Boys are considered The Beatles of hip-hop and were largely responsible for brining the genre to suburban America when they debuted in 1986 with their highly influential multi-platinum Licensed To Ill. When LL Cool J helped induct them into [...]
