Archive for February, 2010

Video: Miss Info’s Celebrity Drama w/ Westwood

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The NMC‘s first lady Miss Info met up with Tim Westwood while he was in Miami for Super Bowl weekend to deliver her “Celebrity Drama” segment in person.

D-Wirks – Foot On The Gas EP

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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D. Schwartz & Beewirks are D-Wirks.

So the story goes that Beewirks (producer of Young Jeezy’s “I Got This,” Cam & Vado’s “Lonely” off Boss Of All Bosses 2) listened to one of D.’s freestyles on Nah Right and decided to hit him up and they ended up working on this project together. So without further ado, I present to you the Foot On The Gas EP:

1. Intro
2. Foot On The Gas
3. Make It
4. Power Of Zeus
5. Training Day
6. Getaway (Interlude)
7. Victory Is Mine
8. Pegasus
9. Lucid Dreamer (Ambitions)
10. Goin Thru Hip Hop
11. Outro

UPDATE: Music video for the EP’s title-track here.

Download: D-Wirks – Foot On The Gas EP [Usershare]

Previously: D-Wirks – Intro | D-Wirks – Foot On The Gas (Leak)

Video: Omen feat. Elite – Holy Omen (prod. Elite)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Omen was the only rapper featured on J. Cole’s The Warm Up mixtape, and this is producer Elite’s first appearance as an MC. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, he wrote a guest blog for The Calm.

Directed by Impakt Studio (Kick Push, Terminal O.)

Previously: Omen – Delayed (Mixtape Sampler) | Elite – The Groundwork (Mixtape)

Video: Diamond Supply Co. Presents Statik Selektah Release Party

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Statik Selektah’s L.A. release party for 100 Proof was hosted at Diamond Supply Co.’s store in Hollywood, CA and Lee Bannon, DJ Babu, Krondon of Strong Arm Steady, Planet Asia, Dawaun Parker & U-N-I all fell through.

Related: Drama Beats’ Young & Reckless mixtape release party at the Diamond Supply Co. shop last week [via Ben Baller's blog] | Video

After the jump, for Statik Selektah’s European tour dates:

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Video: Stussy’s J Dilla Documentary (Part 3)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Here’s the third and final installment of Stussy’s documentary on J Dilla’s life in Los Angeles, entitled “Donuts.”

Make sure to check out Stussy’s website for the full feature on the man.

Previously: Part 2 | Part 1Stussy’s “J Dilla” T-Shirt

Video: Freeway On Just Blaze Reconciliation

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

“As far as the Freeway/Just Blaze situation, Just did a lot for me. As far as my career, you know, he did, basically what me and Jake One doing now. The whole Philadelphia Freeway he did 10 tracks on that joint… And as far as the outside things that I did, “Burning Up” with Faith Evans, the Mariah Carey thing, like Just did all that. He didn’t have to pull me in on those joints. Those was people that was reaching out to him for tracks and he pulled me in. And he’s just a cool dude. He’s always thorough; we used to be in Baseline like comparing gadgets and all that.

But we fell out. Because of a lot of things going on behind-the-scenes, like people was saying this and that. But it’s all love though. I just had to reach out and tell him how I felt. Let him know that I really appreciate everything he did for me as a man.”

“We probably gotta do a Freeway/Just Blaze album sponsored by Twitter,” he joked. “Let’s get it crackin’.”

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Video: Pill – Def Jam Rapstar Freestyle

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

A-Town Stay Down.

Props to Blackspot for shooting this over.

Video: Mikkey Halsted – Toca Tuesdays Freestyle

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

This being the Chicagoan’s first appearance on Toca Tuesdays, Tony put him on the spot for a freestyle.

via FSD

Freddie Gibbs – Slammin’

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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Photo: Mel D. Cole

Latest leak off Gibbs’ Str8 Killa No Filla.

Freddie Gibbs – Slammin’

Previously: Video: Freddie Gibbs – XXL Freshmen 2010 Freestyle

Video: Curren$y & Stalley – Address

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Directed and produced by Creative Control.