Archive for August, 2010

Wale – Hold Yuh Freestyle

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Wale recently joined the realm of rappers with blogs. Check him out on RalphFolarin.com.

Wale – Hold Yuh Freestyle

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Previously: Wale – Holding You Down (Remix)

Bun B – The Pope (No Tags)

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

X dropped off the tagless version of this Trill O.G. leftover that he emancipated last week.

Bun B – The Pope (No Tags)

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Video: Lil Dap Talks About How He Met Guru

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Say word the new Group Home album is called Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal.

Video: Strong Arm Steady ft. Planet Asia – Chittlins & Pepsi

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Produced by Madlib, off  the In Search of Stoney Jackson project, out now.

Video: Rakaa Interview w/ Okayplayer TV

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

OKPTV catches up with Rakaa of Dilated Peoples and Ralek Gracie at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California where the rapper trains in Jiu-Jitsu.

Previously: Rakaa – Delilah (Video)

AZ ft. June Summers – Nothing Move

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

On October 10th Sosa will release a special 15th Anniversary, digital only, commemorative edition of his seminal debut, Doe Or Die. Here’s a cut from the re-release featuring June Summers.

AZ ft. June Summers – Nothing Move

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Shout to Dan Green

The Foreign Exchange – Authenticity (Cover & Tracklist)

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Here’s the artwork, tracklist and some info about the next project from Phonte and Nicolay bka The Foreign Exchange.

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Video: Q-Tip & The Roots to Curate Hennessy Artistry 2010

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Following up on the success of the 2009 Hennessy Artistry event series, Ahmir and company have returned to help curate this years run and they’re bringing Kamaal with them.

Video: Mikey Rocks – Foreign Features

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

A new solo visual from Mikey of The Cool Kids, directed by Mike Carson for illRoots.

Pardon the intermittent posting today, I’m in the middle of moving, but we should be back to full force tomorrow.

Video: Wu-Tang Clan (ft. ODB’s Son) – Triumph (Live)

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

The entire Wu, minus ODB of course, but including his young son, perform “Triumph” at Rock The Bells in San Francisco. Footage courtesy of Peter Rosenberg.