Statik Selektah "Population Control" ft. Sean Price & Termanology
MURS, "316 WAYS" | produced by SKI BEATZ | "LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 1" OUT NOW
J. Cole: Just Can't Get Enough
Qwazaar & Batsauce - Still Hurts
Hip-Hop has heard its fair share of weird names. And this duo is no stranger to that trend. Qwazaar and Batsauce (wtf right?) This song called "Still Hurts" is off the "Style Be The King LP" that was released on September 13th. From what I've heard off the album their sound varies from song to song. Some tracks are soulful then I hear some reggae inspired sounds mixed with some live band sound (think The Roots). Enjoy. iD
831 stand up for local talent Sincere! I appreciate this video for being 100 percent organic and real and the same goes for the lyrics. It’s all about saying how you feel and telling the truth when it comes expression of self – I just love music that presents itself in such a undeniable manner; I have to listen, and watch again.. The homegrown production comes from another 831 local; Nima Fadavi , who laces it just right with a feeling of nostalgia in the sound. Great work and a great representation of the 831. Woop!
Kyle Rapps ft Talib Kweli "Universe Traveler"
Immortal Technique is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met, he's extremely intelligent and so genuine in his cause and movement. If you ever questioned his credentials or just thought he was crazy, this film will surely convince there is much to learn. Although the release date is still unknown, we've got the trailer here below for you to check out with appearances from Ice-T, Woody Harrelson, Poison Pen, Dr. Cornel West, DJ Green Lantern and more. peep!
August 14th, 2001
Los Rakas 'Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada’ EP
Los Rakas have been exploding onto the scene with their unique blend of music from all the places they've called home; Panama (plena, dancehall, reggae) to Oakland, California (hip-hop, hyphy, r&b, experimental). I absolutely loooove these guys!! So excited for the EP to drop August 23. Click the artwork to listen now and grab the single “Ta Lista”
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Da Brat: Then and Now
A long way from bandannas, loc braids, and baggy jeans, Da Brat-ta-taaaat aka Shawntae Harris pulled a chameleon move and shows us that she's just as much glam as she is street with her fashion. So beautiful!
Yeezy Taught Me
Kanye West has an eclectic choice in women, who all happen to be models (sheer coincidence). Ye' is pictured here with Brasilera Lais Ribeiro, and something about his experession looks...questionable.
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NEW MUSIC- BRONZE NAZARETH f. RZA "Fresh From The Morgue"
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tons of love and positive feedback since we debuted this last week on the show.
Directed by Jason Goldwatch, this video does equal justice to the dopeness of
the track. Enjoy! <3 savvy
off of the new EP, "Pepper Spray" which pays homage to the Red Hot Chili
Peppers. Kudos to Aplus for doing something different and meshing hip hop with a
total different genre of music. Red Hot Chili Peppers were the shiznit while I
was growing up and I have always enjoyed thier music. You can download the EP
for free at http://www.apluspepperspray.com.
FREE DOWNLOAD
- here's the new EP from the SF native who's also known as Roachy Balboa. I love
sharing music with peeps and this one here comes highly recommend from yours
truly. two words: it go! enjoy. <3 savvy
(directed by J. Benevente)
Hour 2 - July 17th, 2011
Hour 2 - July 10th, 2011
Flying Lotus - Mmmhmm
Flying Lotus dropped the album Cosmogramma a while back, pretty ill!
Hour 1 - June 26th, 2011
Hour 2 - June 26th, 2011
DJ JS-1 feat Tonedeff - "Last To Know"
Hour 1 - June 12th, 2011
Hour 2 - June 12th, 2011
New Video: Pharoahe Monch "Black Hand Side" feat. Styles P & Phonte
Hour 1, June 5th with mix dedicated to Gil Scott Heron
Hour 2 June 5th 2011
Common Performs @ The Whitehouse
seriously, how fiiiiiiine is he! <3 hollllllller="" br="">
Hour 1 May 8th 2011
Hour 2 May 8th 2011
The Wonder Year - Trailer from LRG on Vimeo.
Brother Ali: Performance @ Erlhsm College feats C-Rayz Walz
I can't ever get over how different looking Brother Ali is - especially while watching him perform. He's got one of the illest rap voices and and a crazy look. Many of us have been following his music for years, I think it's so interesting how his progressions as a human have also translated to his music. Recently, Brother Ali was also on NPR after being recognized for his accomplishments. woop woop!
Snoop Dogg: In Memory of Nate Dogg
Snoops latest tatoo in memory of Nate Dogg, done by the famed Mister Cartoon; who's also tatted the likes of Eminem, Dre, 50, Method Man, etc.
Hour 1 w/ Statik Selektah & Remedy (3.20.11)
Hour 2 with DJ Mere (3.6.11)
Eminem: Letter to Detroit
Eminem pays homage to his hometown, which also happens to my birthplace as well. I had to post this and share for those who many not be familiar.. respect and love to the D. <3 savvy="" br="">
R.I.P. Nate Dogg
absolutley speechless when I learned of this very, very sad news. I grew up listening to 213, Snoop, Dog Pound, Dre, etc. No one will ever be able to take the place of Nate Dogg. May he rest in peace. Give Thanks.
Welcome home Prodigy!!!
if you are an avid listener than you know, I am soooo stoked that Prodigy is finally out of the system and back in the studio working with Havoc and Alchemist on the next greatest thing. So glad to have the happy news. Peep his first interview after being released. So interesting!
2011 XXL Freshman of the Year Roundtable
I just LOVE this video clip. It's great to see these young faces unite, discuss, and share thier thoughts on covering XXL Magazine. I can't help but be so happy for them ALL. It's a huge accomplishment to be recognized for independent work. Much respect too, because you see how they embrace each other. That's hip hop!
Hour 2 with DJ Mere (3.6.11)
i dont even need to tell you about Lil Fame but if you don't know who REKS is yet, I gurantee you won't forget his name after this.
Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" Breaks Record For Consective Weeks In Top 10
(source: www.hiphopdx.com)
Queens rapper Nicki Minaj is continuing to break records with her debut album Pink Friday. According to a Tweet made by Nicki Minaj earlier this week Pink Friday has broken the record for the female rap album with the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart.
“Now 14 weeks ; PINK FRIDAY BREAKS the RECORD for MOST CONSECUTIVE weeks in the TOP 10 by a female rap album on Billboard's 200,” Nicki Minaj Tweeted on Wednesday, March 2.
Weeks after its release Pink Friday sold 33,000 copies last week and managed to secure the Number 9 spot on the Billboard 200.
Not many albums by female Hip Hop artists have reached such accolades. Lil Kim’s The Notorious KIM, which debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2000 only managed to remain in the Top 10 for two consecutive weeks. Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill comes close to Nicki Minaj’s new record with 10 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200.
Mac Miller - Donald Trump
Snoop is one day going to be a legend. A star, a highly succesful business man, rapper, and don't forget - he beat a case in his very early years. RESPECT to Snoop for being so entertaining and doing himself as HE wants for all this time... I love his sense of humour
Oakland Rapper Reaches $ettlement after police planted gun amazing story! (source: www.hiphopdx.com)
Oakland rapper Zoe Tha Roasta reached a $300,000 settlement with the city of Oakland, California, after police planted a gun on him.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that former officer Ramon Alcantar planted a gun on the rapper as he was leaving a wake for his aunt in June 2006.
According to the rapper, he was detained by Alcantar, who placed him in the back of his squad car and said "I found your gun."
Despite publicly protesting, Zoe was charged with several weapons offenses, and spent 18 months in jail before the charges were dropped in 2008.
"This was an important case for holding the police officers accountable for their misconduct," said the rapper's attorney John Burris "Because Mr. Hall has a criminal record, the officers claimed a weapon found in a car was his when the evidence was clear that the gun belonged to someone else."
Zoe will receive $175,000 from Oakland, and the rest will be in attorney fees
New Music from Atmosphere: Just For Show
lookout for the album dropping April 12th!
Atmosphere - Just For Show by rhymesayers
Download our latest show (2/13/11)
Hieroglyhphics @ The Avalon
a really dope video recap of Hiero's recent performance in Santa Clara. Yours truly even makes a lil cameo :) too bad im chewing gum like a cow and mugging the cam...LOL I had no idea! Peep these bay area legends do thier thang though!
Grouch & Zion I - Hereos In The Healing of The Nation
look out for the new project dropping on 3.22.11 - we'll have tickets also to give away to the upcoming shows!
Arms & Hammers coming in Feb!
Download our latest show (1/23/11)
Yelawolf & Slaughterhouse join Shady Records
Congrats to both parties for finally sealing the deal, we been talking about this one forever! Check em out on the latest cover of XXL magazine. 
Kid Sister feat Gucci Mane (prod Scoop Deville)
so much love for Kid Sister, she is really a fresh MC and I can't believe how long it's been since I have listened to her...she sounds AMAZING. and she got Scoop to lace her with the ill beat? She winning! Check out this new track off her mixtape "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
Tom Hanks Son Rapping - Sit yo ass down boy!
Whiz Khalifa did his thing with "Black and Yellow" but dayum!? He got Tom Hanks son wanting to do this rap thing now too?
I love how much Yeezy loves himself..seriously though
Ye' is recession free! He just went Platinum for "My Dark Twisted Fantasy" and did not waste a single moment in treating himself. The 18-carat-gold watch took over five months to make and features a gold-toned mother-of-pearl dial with white, yellow, brown and black diamonds for Kanye’s image, along with two Swiss quartz chronograph movements. The bezel also contains large diamonds. In all, the watch contains eight carats worth of stones. All that for just $180K!? It ain't nuthin to a boss. 
Word on the Ave is....
Lil Kim has hired a Nicki Minaj look-a-like for her new video, "Black Friday" which is a diss song aimed at the Young Money starlett. You know - I love Kim I really do! She must stop doing all this crazy drama biz with Nicki though cuz she is looking real sour and femcee's should be uniting! not fighting..do better ms "queen bee" 
Just Blaze wants you to know that Detox has a release date - spoken from Dre himself!
....yeah right they just look like they clownin on here....is Detox EVER coming? Do you even want it to come out after hearing "Kush"?
Snoop Dogg & Whiz Khalifa a.k.a. Cheech & Chong
Cmon Son 2010 The year in Review
DMX Arrested - AGAIN!
poor DMX, I really feel sorry for him. He is obviosuly a drug addict and needs REHAB not jail. These newscasters seem like such jerks too - all extra happy to tell you he's once again caught up and implying people don't like rap music.. They even show the cop that *keeps* arresting him each time. I mean, HELLO! just peep the video below - he is a full on crack head! talkin' all fast n makin those weird movements. Clearly, Arizona be on some bullshit. Get this man some help!
Rey Resurreccion - "Spaceships" remix (Produced by Nima Fadavi)
here is the latest from Bay Area artist Rey Ressureccion. This San Jose native has been on a non-stop grind, his new album Sleeping Giants is out now, click this link to download.
Raekwon: Ason Jones
Here's the latest video from Rawkwon as he remembers fellow Clan member, Ason James AKA O.D.B.
The Day Big Pun Became Immortal
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so im not really sure why this old ass news of Ye' calling Bush a racist is coming back up (promotion for Kanye's album?) uhh but it's old and he'a already apologized and Bush said it was all good and anyways it old ass news. Peep this video of Matt Lauer and the asshole tactics he was trying to use on Kanye. Obviously, Kanye came to the show with honest and positive intentions and Matt Lauer wasn't about to have any of that..
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Niki Minaj @ Lil Waynes Welcome Home Party
looks like a watermelon confused with a bear..
DRU HA discuss Duck Down Records + Sean P
Here’s a video brought to you by Al Lindstrom as he sits and chops it up with Dru Ha, co-founder of Duck Down Records (Buckshot of the Boot Camp Click is also a co-founder). Dru provides insight on running a record business and label and paints a realist picture of what it takes for a smaller, independent company to be successful. Dru also discusses Sean P’s success with the label and his solo career. Make sure to peep the flyer on our blog to also win tickets to see Sean P perform this month. (source: www.Allindstrom.com)
Many of you asked for this so here it is - Kanye's latest project...a full length film filled with all kinds of obscurity. enjoy!
Shout out to everyone who is STILL celebrating the win from Killa Cali's finest, The Giants. California is not only dope for it's sports teams, and beautiful weather, or easy going nature..but other things as well. Peep as the newscasters give up the props! (one love)
Most of ya'll know by now about the apparent "beef" between Jay-Z and MC Hammer (if you have no idea what I'm talking about refer to Youtube). MC Hammer implied Jay-Z had sold his soul to the devil, this is why he has had so much success with music and is making millions (LOL....okay) - anyway I think Jay-Z's reaction is fair, and true. Check out what he has to say on the matter below: Jay-Z Reacts To MC Hammer Diss Record www.djsemtex.com by Roy Thomas
Statik Selektah and Termanology to Release Collaborative album “1982” on October 26th, 2010
Happy Birthday Hip Hop!
Download last Sunday's show (August 7th 2010)Eternia @ Rock Steady Crew 33rd Anniversary Concert
Too $hort Arrested for Assault
On July 15th, Too Short was arrested in Idaho for an assault that occured at the Knitting Factory. Rumors circulated that assault was
allegedly because security at the venue would not allow Too Short to bring underage women backstage, which was also a drinking area. I’ve never seen Too Short really get caught up in what is written about him, but he felt it was important to speak on this, peep his statement below:
“The accusations against me regarding my arrest in Idaho on July 15th, were untrue and exaggerated,” he said. “Normally I would ignore rumors, but because of the nature of the story that’s being spread I had to say something. I don’t blame these outlets for running with the story because it’s about Too $hort the ‘dirty rapper’ who has never had a scandal and it involved the words ‘underage girls.’ However, due to my work with young people in Oakland I am extremely outraged at the way I am being portrayed. The incident that night was completely taken out of context and I have not and never will take advantage of any woman that is underage. Never that!
“These days people believe everything that they see on TV and these blogs,” he continued. “I have been dedicated to youth organizations and wish to continue to support them and I do not want my community and especially young people that look up to me to think that this is the type of thing that I would do.”
eeek!
lil kim stop it with this bullshit plastic surgery, damn girl!
got beats?
Chelsea Handler (interview with Pharell)
I love Chelsea and all of her funny interviews she does with some of my favorite folks. She always get the dopest hip hop artists on her show and interviews them in the funniest ways. Go girl! I haven't seen anyone get it in like her.
Ed Lover: C'mon Sun
A wrap up from Ed Lover as he touches on the BET Awards, hoodrats in the club, Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki and a bunch of other non-sense. Some funny shit right here! peep
The Roots' ?uestlove, Raphael Saadiq & Amy Winehouse Form Group
by Andres Vasquez
Amy Winehouse has made a name for herself in the music world after winning various awards for her critically acclaimed projects Frank and Back to Black, but her fame has also given way to controversy surrounding drug use, suicide attempts, ailments and tabloid fodder. Aside from all of this, she has also shown her appreciation for Hip Hop with collaborations including work with Ghostface Killah. Rappers have given her praise, including Jay-Z and Nas, whom she wrote "Me and Mr. Jones" about.
Now, Winehouse is planning a project with one of Hip Hop's most acclaimed producers, Questlove, the drummer behind The Roots and Raphael Saddiq who will be playing the guitar. No name has yet been given to the group.
In the past, Winehouse was denied a visa for posessing cannabis and for an assault she has been cleared of since. As a result, getting together has been a challenge, but one that technology has allowed them to tackle.
According to The Sun, Questlove confirmed that the show will go on.
"The group will definitely happen. It's just the closest she can come to the States is Jamaica. I'm off to France soon so I'll see if she's up for discussing it over dinner. We're Skype-ing the shit out of each other."
beef??
'a picture is worth a thousands words'
Book Claims Death Row Records Was An FBI Front
by Slava Kuperstein
In the book The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders: U.S. Intelligence’s Murderous Targeting of Tupac, MLK, Malcolm, The Panthers, Hendrix, Marley, Rappers & Linked Ethnic Leftists, it is claimed that Death Row Records was a front for the FBI in order to subvert black activism.
Columbia University graduate John Potash, the book's author, says his research shows that the FBI deliberately target Tupac Shakur due to his influence in the African-American community through Hip Hop.
"What I think it was was that he had become the most influential black man in the black community in the country," Potash, a Baltimore native, told The Baltimore City Paper. "The CIA and U.S. intelligence, what they have to do is win the hearts and minds of the people. They don't want to control us by force, they want us to control ourselves by having us believe in a certain way"
This is one of the freshest videos to come out so far this year, I introduce to you the Chosen Few. These newely signed Hieroglyphics Imperium artists are contributing to hip hop with positiivty. The album New World Symphony is in stores now. Respect!
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2010 Rock The Bells Lineup is Announced
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