Archive for June, 2009

Video: Kurious – Brand New Day

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Off of his upcoming II album, available June 30th on AmalgamDigital.

Previously: Kurious ft. MC Serch & DOOM – Benneton (Video) | Kurious x Doom (Video) | Kurious & The Beatnuts in the Studio (Video)

Video: Grand Puba x Lord Jamar Talk Golden Era Studio Days Pt. 2

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Don’t miss Part 1.

Legendary MC and golden age veteran, Grand Puba (of Brand Nubian) talks with Lord Jamar about their early days in the studio sharing time with De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep & many more, and the mutual respect they shared for each other’s music. The two also touch on the many perks of the music business from taking advantage of the studio’s petty cash fund to running up the bill on the company car service.

Grand Puba’s Retroactive drops June 23rd on Babygrande Records.

Hit the jump to see Mikey Fresh‘s interview with Grand Puba:

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Busta Rhymes feat. Mavado & Bounty Killer – Kill Dem (Remix)

Friday, June 19th, 2009

What a charming little tune.

Busta Rhymes feat Mavado & Bounty Killer – Kill Dem (Remix)

Splash Bonus:

Busta Rhymes feat. Mary J Blige, Jamie Foxx, John Legend & Common – Decisions (Ted Smooth Remix)

Previously: Busta Rhymes feat. VA – Decisions (Original Version)

Maino – Kill You

Friday, June 19th, 2009

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Maino’s If Tomorrow Comes… drops June 30th.

Maino – Kill You | Clean

Follow @MainoHustleHard on Twitter.

Previously: Maino Mortifies Rosenberg (Video)

Video: CurT@!n$ on Diva Diva Y’all Ep. 15

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Amanda Diva chops it up with Brooklyn-born/Cali-based MC CurT@!n$.

I understand she’s also jumping on a trampoline in this episode.

Previously: CurT@!n$ – The Great Adventures of Dope Boy C: Dope For President Cover & Tracklisting

Video: Reflection Eternal – Back Again (Behind The Scenes)

Friday, June 19th, 2009

This is an exclusive behind the scenes look at Reflection Eternal’s first video from their upcoming reunion album. Talib, Hi-Tek and Res talk about the song “Back Again” as well as the concept of the unique video, directed by Todd Angkasuwan. It was shot all in one take with multiple cameras at once, and we’ll let you in on how they did it right here.

The video drops next week, and you can catch Reflection Eternal on tour all summer at the Rock The Bells Festival.

Props to HipHopOfficial

Previously: Reflection Eternal – Back Again (CDQ) | Guerilla-Style Video

Video: Soul Assassins ft. Xzibit, Young De & Mykestro – Figure It Out

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Soul Assassins’ Intermission hits stores June 23rd.

Previously: Soul Assassins feat. Xzibit, Young De & Mykestro – Figure It Out (Behind The Scenes)

Jamie Foxx feat. Drake, Kanye West & The-Dream – Digital Girl (Remix)

Friday, June 19th, 2009

“Drake is the new movement, man. You gotta think about what this kid has done, man. To have records on a mixtape, and then the next thing you know he’s on top of the charts. And every time you mention him, people go crazy,” Foxx told MTV News. “I’ve had the chance to meet Drake and listen to his music. The volumes of music he’s producing makes him a strong force that’ll be around for a very long time. Because usually, when you see an artist of today, they do one thing — maybe they perform a song or do a great hook — but you seldom see a guy who can walk a song, all from the R&B end, and then to be on a track with Bun B … and Bun B, he doesn’t get on tracks with people unless it’s really legit … so I’m actually honored to have him on a track called ‘Digital Girl,’ and we will be working with each other in the future.”

Jamie Foxx feat. Kanye West, The-Dream & Drake – Digital Girl (Remix)

Previously: Live on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien | The Original

Video: MC Hammer Talks 3rd Bass Beef

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Hammer talks about his beef with 3rd Bass and MC Serch’s claim that the Oakland rapper put a hit out on them.

So, is he denying that he put out the hit? Because it sounds more to me like he’s saying, “well, Serch is a sucker for trying to use the  story as a come up”.

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, read Serch’s side of the story here (it starts with the second to last question on the second to last page).

Video: Tiye Phoenix Freestyle on Toca Tuesdays

Friday, June 19th, 2009

This chick had a bunch of ads running on the site a week or so back, and I’m gonna be honest: I took one look at her name and assumed she was an R&B chick. Turns out she raps. And she’s got a little spit to her.