“Money over everything except God/I heard your shit… it was everything except hard.”
Mikkey Halsted feat. Ken Rock – You Ain’t Know? (prod. Nez And Rio)
Mikk’s Chicago The Photo Album is coming soon.
Props to RubyHornet. Pic from FakeShoreDrive. And you say Chi-City.
The show already started but these songs were put together to last beyond tonight’s event. Says Dan:
In celebration of my first CMJ showcase, presented with Puma and NUE Agency, I thought it’d be fitting to have my man DJ Benzi put together a mixtape featuring Elitaste artists (Wale, Mike Posner, Shawn Chrystopher, PRGz, Frontrunner) as well as everyone on the bill for CMJ. Featuring new, old and exclusive tracks from Mike Posner, Wale, Camp Lo, Theophilus London and more, this mixtape will not only get you hype for the showcase, but will carry you through a cold winter. Enjoy!
Check it out: Mike Posner feat. Wale – Drug Dealer Girl (Remix)
Hit the jump for the track list + download link.
Seriously, how disrespectful is this t-shirt.
Rihanna feat. Kardinal Offishall – Russian Roulette
Bonus: Rihanna – Russian Roulette
Hit the jump for Kardi’s video for “CLEAR!”
Revered electronic music trendsetter SHARAM makes his boldest studio statement yet. Counting superstar collaborations with everyone from Diddy and Tommy Lee to Daniel Bedingfield, SHARAM’s ability to draw such a vast talent pool is as impressive as his longstanding reputation for mesmerizing club crowds from Miami to Ibiza.
The disc’s landmark track “She Came Along” meshes elements of Patsy Cline’s legendary country song “Strange” with vocals by Kid Cudi.
Previously: Sharam feat. KiD CuDi – She Came Along
First single off his upcoming The Love & War MasterPeace album, 2010.
Previously: Raheem DeVaughn feat. Ludacris – Bulletproof
On meeting Kanye
Kweli recalled stories dating from his teenage years to the more immediate past. He discussed how coming from an academic family where both his parents were professors influenced both him personally and his content musically. He then looked back on the days before he broke onto the rap scene, when he was working in clubs, and remembered smoking a blunt with Biggie and Tupac and being in a cypher with Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Busta Rhymes at the club.
Stories about the two groups he has been involved with—Reflection Eternal with Hi-Tek and Black Star with Mos Def—also surfaced. He called “Respiration” “probably one of my favorite records I’ve ever done,” named Mos as one of his closest friends (“our mothers hang out,” he said), and spoke on working with J. Dilla and the influence that Slum Village had on his style. Other topics that came up during the hour-and-a-half talk included his days with Rawkus Records, his early experiences with Common and Kanye West, his relationship with John Forte and Jay-Z, and more.
Noisemakers, which was on hiatus over the summer, is set to return as a bimonthly series this fall. Past guests have included DJ Premier, Raekwon, Q-Tip and ?uestlove. Reflection Eternal’s next album, Revolutions Per Minute, is slated for release later in 2009. -XXL
Talib speaks on Jay-Z cosign and recalls his favorite Kanye tour stories after the jump.
I can dig this new chick Rhea.
Karen Wild and Producer L interview Pharrell, Shay and Rhea from N.E.R.D. (sorry no Chad). They talk about performing live, background and concepts to their next album, music, upcoming projects and more!
Parts 2-4 after the jump.
I’m pissed off, they totally, totally, violated my man. I been trying to call my man all morning. I’m offended! I’m offended, for one, cuz it happened in New York City. They pulled the bus over, like c’mon you don’t pull no bus over when he’s coming to your city, to perform for kids, of probably the same people that locked him up. That was some bullshit. I don’t know the situation as far as what happened on the bus, but at the end of the day, Weezy shouldn’t be going to jail for nothing right now.
Even as rappers, we out here on defense. We ain’t out here hurting nobody. We go to shows picking up 50, 60, probably hundreds of thousands of dollars in his case. Cash money. You pull the bus over, what you expect? A million dollars in jewelry with bags full of money, and have nothing [to protect it]?
High-fives all around @ NYPD’s Rapper Task Force… Wayne’s career will survive this a lot better than T.I.’s.
Full Article: Lil Wayne’s Guilty Plea Upsets DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Juelz Santana
Another new joint from D12′s Kuniva, who is preparing to drop a solo project called Retribution sometime in the near future.
Previously: Kuniva – Hurry Up And Buy
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