6th blacked on this beat. Sounds like it was made for Bun B to rap over.
The Kid Daytona feat. Bun B – Air Born (Produced by 6th Sense)
The Daytona Kid’s Come Fly With Me drops June 30th.
‘Til The Casket Drops in stores September 2009.
Spotted @ KarenCivil.com via DUMSKEME
Previously: Video: Clipse Interview w/ DJ Skee | PICS: Clipse ft. Pharrell – I’m Good (Video Shoot) | Video: Clipse ft. Kanye West – Kinda Like A Big Deal | Clipse ft. Keri Hilson – Eyes On Me (prod. The Neptunes) | Clipse ft. Pharrell – I’m Good
According to HighSnobiety:
Last Sunday Raekwon hit the Island of Hawaii for a special concert at Empire Men’s Club. For the occasion In4mation produced a limited run of t-shirts with Morals Fiber. The shirts were initially only available to concert goers, but a few remain and are up for grabs at In4mation shops.
Raekwon drops Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II on August 11th.
via MTV
Well, it’s not really cheating when you have producers such as Dr. Dre, Timbaland and Polow Da Don working on your album. Fif is stacking the deck for his current incarnation of Before I Self Destruct. Fif is on his third different production of the album, and he said the third time’s the charm.
“I feel like my album is as close to perfect as it’s gonna get,” 50 told MTV News last week. “I’m reaching the point to where if I have to continue to write it, I’ll be overkilling it. That’s why I gave myself other writing assignments, like the War Angel [mixtape], like the ’90s [tape] Sincerely Southside Part 2 and our actual G-Unit mixtape I’m doing with [Lloyd] Banks and [Tony] Yayo.”
Fif said reconnecting with Timbaland for Before I Self Destruct has been a unique experience. “When me and Timbaland go in, a lot of times it’s a compromise,” Fif said. “He’s doing things that’s a little different production-wise from what I would usually do. Like ‘Ayo Technology’ — you never heard me rap with that cadence. That beat was actually for Justin [Timberlake]. It was golden, some sh– he had on the side, and he gave it to me. I went and did it. Justin laid the hook to it.”
Timbo will go in the studio and mumble a melody and tell Fif to pen lyrics with that flow, which 50 said is easy for him. “I could put lyrics to any melody,” the G-Unit General said. “I can write a rap song, I can write an R&B song, I can write whatever type of song. If you put a note on it where I can hear it, man, I can write that. We did that, and that’s how I came up with that new cadence for ‘Ayo Technology.’ We did that a couple of times while we was on there working [on Before I Self Destruct]. It’s fun that way to have him participate with me.
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They talk to DJ Skee on his KIISFM show:
DJ Skee sits down with Malice and Pusha T of the clipse and discuss their new album “Til The Casket Drops”, Air Yeezy’s and their favorite spots in L.A.
Til The Casket Drops in September.
Previously: PICS: Clipse ft. Pharrell – I’m Good (Video Shoot)
This one is called You Can Do It Too:
Listen as Director, Opiyo Okeyo gets Pharrell Williams’ 3 major Steps to Success in this three part series. From band class to music icon, “You Can Do it Too”.
Pharrell will also be in the upcoming Rest In Beats documentary.
Previously: Pharrell’s Billboard Cover
ItsTheReal meets illdoctrine.
Credit: Ernest./flickr
This was on Drake’s 2007 Comeback Season mixtape but the Elzhi verse was unreleased.
Drake feat. Phonte & Elzhi – Think Good Thoughts (prod. 9th Wonder)
Props to Heinz.
Bonus: Room For Improvement (2006) | Comeback Season (2007)
Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love in stores and iTunes today.
SA-RA feat. Erykah Badu – Dirty Beauty
Previously: The Bone Song | Bitch Baby + Nuclear Evorlution: The Age of Love Tracklist
First leak off his American Dreamin’ 2 street album with Mr. X:
This time he brings together DJ Don Cannon along with other production greats like Nottz & Buckwild to create a unique but yet familiar sound, echoing the Golden Era. Don Cannon and Rain have built a specific rapport off of respect and hard work. “Rain isn’t just an average rapper. He takes time to think about what he says and he constructs a song; that’s why I like working with him. We made a classic tape when we dropped “Highly Unanticipated” so it was only right for us to hook up for “American Dreamin’ 2.” Don Cannon, who works with superstars like Young Jeezy and Ludacris, has a reputation of breaking the next big thing in music.
Nottz and Buckwild- both award winning producers prominently featured on AD2, and set the pace for an EP composed of street lyrics and hard beats from beginning till the end. Rain explains that, “the album contains 14 original joints, no fillers. Don’t look for a crossover radio record because it’s not on here. I did this for people who listen to hard beats and lyrics. I want to say Thank You in advance to all of the people who plan on downloading American Dreamin’ 2 or who have listened to any of my prior work. Your support is appreciated.”
Rain has recently been featured on BET’s The Deal, MTV’s TRL, XXL, Ozone and the Source’s Unsigned Hype section.
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