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Rakim - Live, Lost & Found
"When I’m flowin’, my master craft is demographic - it’s growin/I check the status and let ‘em have it, the chosen, Rakim is classic..."

Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple"And what it is, is great, catchy music"

"The Odd Couple is flatter, in both directions"

The Race


Snoop Dogg talking crazy about Obama taking money from the KKK (but what if he's right?)

50 Cent flip flops from Hillary to Obama to 'I don't know'

The candidates' dance!

KNTH, ft. Bun B, Talib Kweli - Work to Do (Change remix)...
...Obama banner

Latest news on the presidential race...
Kanye's song for Jay Dilla, Crooked I and Jay-Z, 9-1-1 is a Joke...
Posted on Thursday, May 01 @ 04:09:55 CDT by admin
"This album is incredible..."

New (old) Kanye track for J. Dilla...
"I made this beat in 2001, of course right after "Takeover"...we were havin' problems clearing the Doors sample so I made this version originally 4 Big Bro Hov..."

Presidential candidates and their rap counterparts...
Someone spent a lot of time putting this together. Romney / Vanilla Ice...

100 12'' singles, a little something for the DJs...

Gang Starr, UMCs, Main Source, speaking of reissues...

New Music videos:
Busta Rhymes - "Don't Touch Me"...[video]
Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park - "We Made It"...[video]

Black Thought's Rap City freestyle...[video]

New Music:
T.I. - "No Matter What"...[audio/download]

The Game - "9-1-1 is a Joke"...[audio/download] via Inversehiphop
The story behind the track...
More context from his site: “I’m going to use my voice to talk to my people. When I say ‘my people’, I don’t mean just black people—I mean all people. I mean American people...Using freedom of speech to whoever will listen to me, I’m gonna make it happen for Sean Bell [and his family] because I believe he was done injustice and he was done wrong...”

Be sure to check out the F*** the police compilation after the bump...

Pharoahe Monche - "Broken Heart"...[audio/download]

The Roots feat. Dice Raw and Wahud Ahmad - "Grand Return"...[audio/download]

Akrobatik - "Soul Glo"...[audio]
"If you're feeling hip-hop say word..!"



Crooked I and Jay-Z Mixtape: Reserved for them Bosses and more...


Crooked I and Jay-Z Mixtape: Reserved for them Bosses...[download] via 2dopeboyz
Album art and track list...

"This past December on the World Famous Wake Up Show in Los Angeles, King Tech stated that Crooked I "is just as good (if not better) than Jay-Z." He continued to say that he didn't care how many albums Jay-Z has sold, "lyric for lyric as an emcee. Jay-Z is known as one of the best...it's about time we try to figure out who is the best. If we had one West Coast representer I would say Crooked I..."

50 Shots + NY Cops = Murder the Mixtape...[download]

1. J Dilla - ***** The Police
2. KRS-One - Sound Of Da Police
3. EPMD - Strictly Business
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
5. Dead Prez - Police State (Broad Factor Blend)
6. Dr. Dre - Deep Cover feat. Snoop Dogg
7. Ryan O'Neil - Deep Cover 2008
8. KRS-One - Black Cop
9. Damian Marley - Road To Zion feat. Nas
10. NWA - ***** The Police


De La Soul's The Grind Date Original Samples...[download via KevinNottingham]
  1. “Brighter Tomorrow” by Switch *
    • Sampled in “The Future”
    • Produced by Supa Dave West
  2. “Catherine Of Aragon” by Rick Wakeman
    • Sampled in “Verbal Clap”
    • Produced by J Dilla
  3. “Long Red” by Mountain
    • Sampled in “Verbal Clap”
    • Produced by J Dilla
  4. “Love Ballad” by L.T.D.
    • Sampled in “Much More”
    • Produced by J Dilla
  5. “Strawberry Letter 23″ by Shuggie Otis
    • Sampled in “Much More”
    • Produced by J Dilla
  6. “Nous Sommes Du Soleil” by Yes
    • Sampled in “The Grind Date
    • Produced by Supa Dave West
  7. “Reality” by Pleasure
    • Sampled in “Church”
    • Produced by 9th Wonder
  8. “Here Comes The Sun” by Eugene Record
    • Sampled in “He Comes”
    • Produced by Supa Dave West
  9. “My Life” by The Ohio Players
    • Sampled in “Days Of Our Lives”
    • Produced by Jake One
  10. “Last Night Changed it All” by Esther Williams
    • Sampled in “Come On Down”
    • Produced by Madlib
  11. “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Jackson 5
    • Sampled in “No”
    • Produced by Supa Dave West
  12. “Deliverance” by Space
    • Sampled in “Rock Co. Kane Flow”
    • Produced by Jake One
  13. “Genius Of Love” by Tom Tom Club
    • Sampled in “Shoomp”
    • Produced by J Dilla
Top Hip-Hop and R&B album sales (Billboard 200)...

1 Mariah Carey
E=MC2
181,889 (This week)
646,101 (Total)

5 Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons
36,378 (This week)
36,526 (Total)

15 Rick Ross
Trilla
22,605 (This week)
465,719 (Total)

24 Alicia Keys
As I Am
16,429 (This week)
3,415,764 (Total)

25 Danity Kane
Welcome to the Dollhouse
16,130 (This week)
438,439 (Total)
 
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