What I'm Watching: Configa "Back 2 Basics" feat. John Graham

The homie John Graham hit me via twitter with his latest over the Configa produced track off of Configa Presents: Calm Before The Storm. Definitely a solid track and a cool video to match. Enjoy. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: J. Ivy "WAR" feat. Blitz the Ambassador

J. Ivy x Blitz the Ambassador. How can you go wrong with this combination? That's right, you can't. Straight dopeness here. Enjoy the music. And don't forget there's a war going on. Boom!

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What I'm Watching: Ryan Leslie "Beautiful Lie"

I'm a Ryan Leslie fan. The dude is talented. I know a lot of folks are making a gas face at the fact that he's working on a rap album. Fuck yo couch and let that boy R Les cook. Ha! Anyway, he dropped off the fresh visuals for Beautiful Lie, with Paris backdrop, adding a nice touch. I dig it. Enjoy. Chea!

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GM​ presents #​GMEP

Upstate NY representer GM dropped off his newest project on the world recently. 11 tracks featured on 11 different blogs assisted by 11 different videos for each. Ambitious. Featuring production from some solid producers including Dr Khil, PosafeBeats and others, #GMEP is a pretty cool project. Hit play and enjoy.


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What I'm Watching : ATV - "Nobody" ft Asylum Lifetime & Optimus Prime

These cats are going in. DAMN! Check it.

ATV artist Rah Bigalow & Primetime colaberation with Optimus Prime (Autobotz) an Asylum Lifetime (Wasted Talent) produced by Jimmy Dukes
Follow them on twitter @RahBigga @Primetime_70 @AsyLife @ChiefOpAbz @ATVMusic
www.ATVMusic.com
www.AsylumLifetime.com
[Directed by Saint] (Fishgrease Communications)

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What I'm Watching: Break Bread "The Life (We're Back)" feat. Marcus J Fleming

At the beginning of the month Break Bread (Dana Coppa and Da Ricanstrukta) dropped off a new track from their upcoming project, The Reunion, due out 2012 on Uni.Fi Records. The duo return with a video for the Marcus J Fleming (of Kinfolk) track directed by Covert Empire. Solid. Enjoy. Chea!

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Soul Khan "Someone's Pocket" (Prod. Audible Doctor)

Soul Khan's latest EP produced entirely by the Audible Doctor drops next week on a day full of quality Hip-Hop. Today, the Brown Bag AllStar crew members drop off Someone's Pocket from Khan's EP Pursuance. Man, this track is dope. Another solid offering from Soul Khan over a super dope Audible Doctor beat. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!


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Scheme "Life That I Chose" feat. Astonish

Peep the title track from Scheme's upcoming Life That I Chose, produced by Slot-A featuring Astonish with cuts by DJ Scend. Another solid cut from the Chicago emcee. The EP is due out Dec 6th on iTunes and online


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Boog Brown "Blink (Def Dee Remix)"

Boog Brown drops off another remix from The Brown Study Remixes. This time teaming up with Seattle producer Def Dee, the track is the latest from the remix project of her debut album featuring new production from Georgia Anne Muldrow, 14 KT and Apollo Brown. The project drops December 20th, in the meantime enjoy Blink. Chea!


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Born I Music - "Vapor"

Pretty new joint by the homie Born I has me nodding my head heavy. Word up! You hear this beat? You hear the flows? Damn. He's not pulling any punches or punchlines for that matter on this joint. Check for yourself.

VAPOR by Born I Music

Sneak preview of Born I Music's song "Vapor" from the upcoming album "King of Kings". Produced by D.C. Soulplusmind.
Like Born on FB http://facebook.com/TheBornIdentity for more updates!

on Twitter at @bornimusic

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TMB Presents: Madden Miles "A Beat For You [The Donny Hathaway Beat Tape]"

Back at the end of September / beginning of October we linked up again with Wisconsin beatmaker Mark V, going by the alias Madden Miles now, for a new project. As I mentioned before, while a majority of this site is dedicated to Hip-Hop, I have a fond appreciation for soul music. Fond appreciation may actually be an understatement. I love soul music. Which obviously makes sense considering Hip-Hop is fused with soulful undertones by way of rhyme and often times production.

To me, Donny Hathaway was one of those artist that defined soul, and his music embodied every ounce of it. So, I challenged Madden Miles to make a beat tape with Hathaway samples. And the man delivered. Crafting nine tracks, he added to the smooth sound of Hathaway but kept intact the essence of a Donny track. I'm proud to present A Beat For You [The Donny Hathaway Beat Tape]. Hit play, vibe out and enjoy. And I guarantee in 16 minutes you'll be hitting repeat. Chea!

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pHoenix Pagliacci "War" feat. Miss G, Lola Bunz & L.A.

NYC emcee L.A. put me on to this pHoenix Pagliacci track that she's featured on with Miss G and Lola Bunz. The sample is crazy and the rhymes are ridiculous. Solid joint. Damn. Shouts to dealwithnodeal.net for the link. Enjoy. Chea!

Toronto based Pheonix is an amazing artist with a spirit of gold is all about girl power on the mic and when I say she spits…sheesh. Loveth her. Any way here is a dope track she featured a few dope female artist on like Miss G, and Lola Bunz (also Toronto based) and ME! - L.A.

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ScholarMan "Best Gain"

ScholarMan is hard at work on his upcoming Worth Fighting For project due out in February and decided to drop off a solid cut from Croatian producer Toksik. Dope track. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!


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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 94

I trust and hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. For me, it's always great to catch up with family since I live out in the sticks and only see my peoples a few times per year. Anyhoo, I'm back at it for two more episodes of Hip-Hop Breakfast for the year. Ep 94 picks up with some solid tracks from BlackStar, Chuuwee, KingHellBastard, Action Bronson & Statik Selektah, among others. As always, I hope this ep helps kick off your week. Enjoy. Chea!

01. G.R.A.M.Z. - Learning
02. BlackStar - You Already Knew
03. Grumpy Old Men - Sunday Skool
04. Chuuwee - Reign (Long Live The King)
05. Sene feat. Soul Khan - Say Anything
06. J57 feat. Silent Knight - Craft Brewed
07. Action Bronson & Statik Selektah - The Stick Up
08. KingHellBastard feat. Joell Ortiz - Commercial Free



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G.R.A.M.Z "The Learning"

Fresh cut from G.R.A.M.Z., over a DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples beat. Probably one of my favorite cuts from the NYC rapper. Definitely a stand out track. Look out for the new project Malcom's Lil Green Car presented by LRG due out next February. In the meantime enjoy The Learning. Chea!



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What EMS Is Listening To ... Tank's "Diary of a Mad Man"

Q hit me up with this, and suffice it to say, the man went in. From one of the most highly underrated artists in the R&B world (in my opinion), Tank hits us with a very nice mixed tape. Diary of a Mad Man is raw, and deliciously hardcore. Featuring a slew of guest spots, Diary of a Mad Man is definitely worth a listen and then a download.

Tank teamed up with The DJ Booth and you can listen/download his new project here: http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/tank-diary-of-a-mad-man

Enjoy!

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Chaz Van Queen "Bring Your Smile"

I'll take the late pass on this track (and bonus) from Chaz Van Queen. During a recent convo with Warren Britt about an upcoming collaboration, we were talking about Chaz. I had heard his earlier project Songs From Away and must have missed Bring Your Smile (produced, recorded and written by Chaz) released a few months back. The dude is dope and this track and the bonus cut Do You Like featuring Kool A.D. (of Das Racist) is solid. Hit play and enjoy. And if you dig 'em, support 'em. Chea!


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What I'm Watching: Lady Wu-Tang "Protect Ya Neck"

DJ Bella Scratch, Bianca Mikahn, Suzi Q. Smith, Ralonda, Isis Speaks, Ladyspeech, Xencs L. Wing, and DJ Manizer aka Lady Wu-Tang got me interested with this Wu-Tang tribute. Hit play and enjoy.

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Gee Wiz "Sewer Music 3/Lindsay Lohan 0"

Beats on beats on beats on beats. Check out the latest from Gee Wiz. Chea!

"This project is a culmination of six months of submerging myself into Lindsay Lohan's world. I've seen every picture of her, read every article, every interview and drunk nothing but the stuff she drank (redbull, coke?) This project is the result of my obsession... enjoy." -Gee Wiz


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Humpasaur Jones "The Patience" (Prod by Louis Mackey)

As part of their Singles Series, World Around Records drops off a cool Humpasaur Jones track over some dope Louis Mackey production. Solid cut. Look out for the next single from World Around Wednesdays series due out December 7th. In the meantime enjoy The Patience. Chea!


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Mr. Ivory Snow - "Better Than J Beiber Freestyle"

Mr. Ivory Snow definitely has got some of that golden era of Hip-Hop feel to his music. From the beats he uses to freestyle over, to the ones he produces then flows over himself. Check out this new joint he just released today. Tell us your thoughts on this cat from Connecticut.



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Black Star - “You Already Knew" (Produced by Oh No)

My boy Q aka ThroatChopU to most of the internet world posted Black Star's Fix Up and here I go with You Already Knew. This is turning out to be a great weekend for Hip-Hop. Can't wait for "Black Star Aretha".



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Black Star "Fix Up"

Only black Friday I'll be participating in is a Black Star Friday. Chea!

  Black-Star-Fix-Up by Hypetrak

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What I'm Watching: Chuuwee "Reign(Long Live The King)"

Since when did a black man become King? Right now. Ha! Sacramento emcee and TMB regular Chuuwee drops off the first video from his recent project Watching The Throne. Real cool and chill Caligraphi Media directed vid for a dope track. That boy Chuuwee is bad. I hope you're paying attention. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!

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What I'm Watching ... Ruste Juxx & Kyo Itachi - "Fuck Ruste Juxx"

I'm getting back to checking out videos from some familiar artists and I stumbled upon this one that came out earlier this month. Couldn't have been a more perfect time to hear a track like this. Ruste Juxx's music always makes me wanna get my Timbs out and cause some furniture moving that might lead to some misunderstandings. Haha. Shoutout to Kyo Itachi on the beat. Check it.



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What I'm Watching ... Statik Selektah - "Play The Game" feat. Big K.R.I.T. & Freddie.Gibbs

These dudes released the video for one of my favorite track off Statik Selektah's Population Control. If you don't have that album, you might be missing out.



Statik Selektah "Play The Game" featuring Big K.R.I.T. & Freddie.Gibbs off 'Population Control' album available now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/rtA284

Directed by Todd Angkasuwan / Original Photography by OG.

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What I'm Watching ... The Demigodz - "Demigodz Is Back" (Produced by Apathy)

Apathy, Ryu & Celph Titled of Demigodz go round for round for round on this Ap produced head nod invoking beat. You know these dudes don't play when it comes to Hip-Hop and this track is just another proof of it. Hit play and make sure your speakers are turned up because the Demigodz are back!



From The Demigodz (Apathy, Celph Titled, Ryu, Esoteric, Motive & Blacastan) new LP coming in 2012.

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Interview: Miss Special x SigNif

A great interview with two of my favorite ladies. Miss Special aka Miss Interview (Ha!) chops it up with TMB favorite SigNif. Pay attention to these ladies on the rise, for real. The two talk about Sig's new project (which was presented by TMB, KevinNottingham and HipHopisCoolAgain), among other things. They also give me and O the super dope shoutout. We appreciate that. Great interview. Enjoy. Chea!

A few weeks ago, SigNif called in to Special Sundays Radio Show to talk about her newest release "Embracing Rejection". We spoke about the idea behind the title, the vision of the entire project, producers she worked with, the features and the reason behind the snippets. We also spoke about why she chose to have certain blogs present this project, the different ideas behind the subject matter and what's next for her, including Significant Wizdom Part 2.

(via @MiSS1SPECiAL)
  
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J57 ''Craft Brewed'' feat. Silent Knight

The homie J57 delivers up a dope cut on Thanksgiving Eve and for that we should be thankful. Ha! Featuring Silent Knight, Craft Brewed gets you more hyped for J57's upcoming EP, 2057. I'm looking forward to it. In the meantime, enjoy another J57 banger. Chea!



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What I'm Watching: G-Eazy "All I Could Do"

This is one of my favorite tracks off of G-Eazy's The Endless Summer project. Shot by Matty B during the first week on tour with Shwayze, Cisco Adler & MOD SUN and edited by G-Eazy in a hotel room in Denver during a day off. And that's a pretty dope back story. Enjoy All I Could Do. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: DLRN "Mathematics" feat. Stevie Nader

Hard at work on a new project, The Cali crew DLRN drops the video for Mathematics featuring Stevie Nader off their EP The Bridge. The video was shot and directed by Jerome Palencia of Northbound Films and stars iLL-Literacy & Def Poetry's Dahlak Brathwaite and model/actress Tatiana King. Solid video. Enjoy. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: J-Live "The Authentic"

J-Live pulls a page from the book of De La Soul as he does a little chilling with me, myself and I in his latest video directed by William Feagins Jr. The Authentic is a dope track off of J-Live's latest project, S.P.T.A. Said Person of That Ability. Hit play and enjoy this one. Chea!

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JK1 The Supernova - 1st Come 1st Served Vol​.​ 2 & 3

I'm over here playing catch up to JK1's 1st Come 1st Served with his last two volumes. Feels like I'm at a restaurant ordering on an empty stomach the way I'm catching up. Track after track I'm on a head nod zone and just like Volume 1, no disappointments here. Amazing how easy you can find talented emcees giving out free music. Check this out, listen, download, all that. If you thought Vol 1 was dope, then no worries on these two volumes here.







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Savant - "Here We Go" featuring Ohini Jonez & John Public (prod. by BennCart)

Savant, a TMB regular, teams up with a couple of emcees to attack this dope track produced by BennCart. This joint, right off the bat, hypes me up and the lyrics keep me listening. I can't argue with that formula. Don't believe me? Hit play. Word.



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yU - "If U Down"

yU is a dope emcee from the DMV and also a member of Diamond District. He is about to drop a new project that I'm buying without the need to listen. I've heard enough to know dude can flow and over great production. Check it.

yU released the first single from The EARN titled "If U Down" The track debuted this afternoon on Al Lindstrom with an Interview discussing yU's musical progression and the business of making records. The EARN hits stores everywhere December 13th. Enjoy the song!

 

Read the Interview w/ yU @ Al Lindstrom

http://allindstrom.com/2011/11/interview-mellomusicgroup-yuthe78er-discuss-the-earn/

Pre-Order The EARN

yU - The EARN

http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/the-earn/id476747412

 

yU - The Earn (Limited Edition Money Green Vinyl)

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/yu-the-earn/MMG021LP/

 

yU - The Earn (deluxe 6 panel digipak cd)

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/yu-the-earn/MMG021CD/

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What I'm Watching: The Roots "Sleep"

It's Tuesday, again. And The Roots are back, again. They deliver up the Aaron Livingston featured Sleep to conclude their four-part video series. Man, December 6th can't come soon enough for Undun. In the meantime, enjoy another set of stunning visuals from The Legendary Roots Crew, as we come full circle with Redford Stephen. Enjoy.

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Otis Clapp "Lose My Mind" feat. YC The Cynic & Scienze

Damn this joint is smoooooooooooooooooooooth. Otis Clapp teams up with two dope emcees out of NYC (and regulars on these pages), ScienZe and YC The Cynic on the Miles produced cut off of his upcoming Stay Off My Lawn EP due out early 2012. Definitely a solid track. Hit play and enjoy this banger, as I hit repeat for the fourth time. Chea!



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Audible Doctor Presents: Blacastan "Blac Magic (Audible Doctor Remix)"

The Audible Doctor serves up another dope remix from his 2011: Year Of The Audible Doctor Remix project due out December 20th for free download featuring remixes from The Brown Bag AllStars, Von Pea, Homeboy Sandman, YC The Cynic, Blacastan, Boog Brown, Trek Life, Magestik Legend and more. On this cut The Audible Doctor provides the remix for Blacastan's Blac Magaic. Solid cut. Can't wait to hear the full project. In the meantime enjoy. Chea!



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Dom O Briggs feat. ScienZe "Urkel Musik" (Extended Version)

New York rapper Dom O Briggs is gearing up for the re-release of The Sound of Music, his second project that dropped a year ago on December 3. To celebrate, he drops off Urkel Musik (extended), the first look from that re-release featuring Brooklyn's ScienZe. The project will include a few more cuts. In the meantime enjoy.



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KingHellBastard "Commercial Free" Feat. Joell Ortiz

Those KingHellBastard boys are bad. Bad meaning good. Ha! With Joell Ortiz on the feature and White Shadow on production, the Milwaukee collective deliver up Commercial Free from their new LP The WarRoom due out in December on Uni.Fi Records. Solid track and as Common says in the sampled hook, this is real hip-hop music from the soul ya'll. Enjoy. Chea!

  Commercial Free ft Joell Ortiz by unifi*records

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ThisisRnB Presents: Rhythm & Blues - Elle Varner

ThisisRnB Presents: Rhythm & Blues - Elle Varner "Only Wanna Give It To You" from ThisIsRnB on Vimeo.



Cool behind the scenes look at Elle Varner's process for creating the J. Cole featured Only Wanna Give It To You. As part of the new series Rhythm & Blues over at ThisisRnB.com. Enjoy her thoughts about the initial thoughts behind the production and writing for the track.

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Homeboy Sandman "Not Pop" (Jinesis Remix)

The homie Jinesis takes on Homeboy Sandman's "Not Pop" and gives it a new spin. Fresh. I dig it.  Hit play and enjoy.

When first hearing Homeboy Sandman's  "Not Pop" song there were lines that stuck out to me. One of the lines was "*they tell me dumb it down, I tell them smarten up*". At first I was going to take that part and flip it on some chop & screw vibe, but that didn't happen. I decided to turn this flip into a remix and I came up with this. We the Spartans, son. Pardon us. -Jinesis

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Boog Brown "UPS" (Dunc of DTMD Redux)

Boog Brown is gearing up for The Brown Study Remixes due out December 20th on cd and digitally via Mello Music Group. The project will include remixes from producers Georgia Anne Muldrow, 14KT, as well as some new music from Apollo Brown. With the first single, she teams up with Maryland beat maker Dunc of DTMD. This is definitely a solid joint. Hit play and enjoy! Chea.


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What I'm Watching: Action Bronson & Statik Selektah "Not Enough Words"

I'm hyped for this Action Bronson and Statik Selektah project due out November 22nd. In the meantime, enjoy the visuals for their latest single Not Enough Words. Chea!

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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 93

It's the Monday before Thanksgiving, so it's a celebration bitches. Ha! From TMB to you, enjoy the holiday. As per usual a little Hip-Hop for you on this Monday morning. Enjoy. Chea!

01. Black & Brown - Loosie
02. OnCue feat. manicanparty - Cigarettes and Perfume
03. Kenton Dunson - Beautiful Fight
04. Rapper Big Pooh feat. Rick Thousand - The Clock
05. MaG - True Story
06. Chuuwee - Global Warming
07. Nitty Scott MC - Tell Somebody
08. Chiddy Bang - Ray Charles



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Download ... DJ Cable & rockthedub.com present Big Tyme: A Tribute To Heavy D

Shoutout to homie Khal at RockTheDub.com for getting this mix out. Just like he said, there's plenty of folks putting together mixes for the late, great, and legendary Heavy D., and this is just a different version from across the seas. So hit play and reminisce on the greatness that was the Overweight Lover Heavy D. He will forever be missed. R.I.P. Heavy D.

As we all know, the Hip-Hop community and the world at large lost one of the true greats within the game, Heavy D. In going through his catalog, I realized that we needed a proper tribute to the man. Yes, I know Mister Cee, DJ Premier, Marley Marl and DJ Wonder (among others) cooked up mixes for their respective radio shows, and they are all ill, but I had the thought early (maybe the night he passed) for my boy DJ Cable, who is a talented, award-winning DJ from the UK as well as a lover of that '90s Hip-Hop and R&B, to cook up a tribute mix for rockthedub. He hit me back with 52 minutes of funk, with a number of classics and hits right alongside features and remixes he was a part of, spanning pretty much all parts of Heavy's career. It's a dope mix in the end, and something I'm glad to help present. Let's celebrate the life of Heavy D with this one.

Big Tyme - A Tribute To Heavy D by djcable

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EVENT: dUECE bUG - "The Tex Wattsun Chronic-als" CD Release Show!

Acoustic Cafe - 2926 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT.
dUECE bUG "The Tex Wattsun Chronic-als" CD Release Show!

-dUECE bUG w/ Chuck Nickels
-Metamusick (CT-fullblast)
-N.B.S. (Boston)
-Rising Sun Quest (CT Legend)
-Rabbi Darkside (NYC)
-White Cheddar (CT Nitebreed/Fullblast)

With special surprise guests!

DJ Mo Niklz on the 1's and 2's.

Ladies in FREE till 10!
FREE album or t-shirt for first 30 thru the door!
8:00pm sharp.
Ages 21+ $7




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What I'm Watching: BigStat "Pain" feat. Jordan Meyer

"I made this song in memory of my mother who unfortunately paid the ultimate price as a victim to domestic violence. I joined forces with the C.onnecticut C.oalition A.gainst D.omestic V.iolence to raise awareness against this growing epidemic." -STAT

A few days ago I posted up the trailer to this video from BigStat off of his upcoming project Heart of a Lion. As mentioned, the new vid is in memory of his mother, who was a victim of domestic violence, and was unfortunately murdered as a result. BigStat is holding a fundraiser tonight with the Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Hartford, Connecticut, where they'll be premiering the video. The vid is deep and very heartfelt. Respect to Stat for sharing and shedding a light on a serious issue in today's society. Salute.

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Lega-c "Tuberculosis" feat. Darren Hanible

While out of sight, Lega-c has been constantly working behind the scenes. With a new project DASH on the way, Lega-c drops off Tuberculosis, a track he calls "the epitome of what DASH is." Cool track. Hit play. Enjoy.



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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 92

It's Friday. It's Hip-Hop. A deadly combo. Ha! Another solid offering of quality music compiled of tracks featured over at RefinedHype and DJBooth throughout the week. Hit play and enjoy. And as always, I hope this EP helps kick off your weekend. Chea!

01. OnCue feat. Mike Posner - Kinda Late
02. Scheme - One Helluva Night
03. RapSody - Live It Up
04. Ludacris - History Lesson / Bada Boom
05. Action Bronson - Not Enough Words
06. Mikkey Halsted - Another Day in The Ghetto
07. Kooley High feat. Skyzoo - For The Record
08. Chuuwee feat. ENG - Absolute Monarchy

Download via RefinedHype

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Interview: Miss Special x Freddie Gibbs

Miss Special aka Miss Interview caught up with Freddie Gibbs out in Cali. Dope interview as usual

Last night I was able to interview Freddie Gibbs after his performance at 330 Ritch in San Francisco. We spoke about performing live with Grillade, his track "Chill" with Trackademicks, Phonte and 1-O.A.K, Young Jeezy being one of his inspirations and him appearing on "Thug Motivation 103" set to release December 20th. We also spoke about his newest release "Cold Day In Hell", including the features on it, his EP "Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away" with Statik Selektah, remixing Random Axe's "Chewbaca" and what's next for him.

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Koncept Speaks New Single and New Project

That dude Koncept is one funny ass dude. But that should be no surprise, because the Brown Bag AllStars collective are some insanely funny and extremely talented fellas. Koncept, with Beverly close at hand, drops off the promo video for his upcoming project awaken, due out on iTunes December 13 and the official release January 10. But instead of me rambling, I'll let Koncept take it from here.



Watch The Sky Fall" feat Royce da 5'9 (produced by Marco Polo)  is the lead single for Koncept's debut album, awaken, available now on iTunes through Soulspazm Records.

Support & purchase on iTunes

  Koncept "Watch The Sky Fall" feat. Royce da 5'9 (prod. by Marco Polo) by iamKoncept

Pre-order awaken here

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Download ... MacGuyver - "The Nostalgia Tape"

So you're just gonna start the first track, the Intro track, on your mixtape with "The Roots - Act Too (Love of My Life) in the background while you have some of the all time dopest lyricists in my era of loving the genre speak about when they first fell in love with Hip-Hop right off the bat?!?! I see you, MacGuyver. I see you and I'm listening. With the volume UP!

MacGuyver goes through a series of some classic production he uses to flow over skillfully and at times effortlessly. As much as we as fans can get tired of hearing folks rap over beats we've heard over and over, this time feels to be different. I might have to chalk it to the actual instrumentals he used. They're a collection of instrumentals from some of my favorite tracks in Hip-Hop in my life.

He goes in track after track about a numerous of topics related to his life and this Hip-Hop music he's putting his foot right into. He definitely handles his own throughout the mixtape with only three tracks having a feature. I can honestly say I enjoyed this mixtape thoroughly and it brought back some of that good feeling I used to get when I listened to the original tracks back then. Guess that's why this project is perfectly titled "The Nostalgia Tape".

Check out "Respiration" off the mixtape and be sure to download the entire album after. It's free!!!

Download: MacGuyver - The Nostalgia Tape

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Mr. Ivory Snow - "Funny How Love Dies II" (Prod. DJ Harrison)

I know about Mr. Ivory Snow. Seen him perform a few times. I dig the guy's character, work ethic, and style of music. I've been trying to keep an eye out and ear open for his music whenever he drops something over the internet. For the most part, I've been able to hear some good music from him, especially of lately. This new joint is no different. Here at TMB, we do this out of love so if we don't like it, we don't like it. And we may not necessarily like everything from the same artist, so in turn, we won't post everything from the same artist. But we'll post what we do like.

This joint here, I like. Not a big fan of the chorus and would've rather heard someone different singing it but I'm not completely against it. But according to him, he says the album version will have someone singing that hook and that he wanted to release it that way for now. I can understand being anxious to let the world here your music. No doubt. The actual track is a dope one. I like the wittiness in his lyricism and the production is smooth as hell. Songs like this one makes it easier for me to continue checking for Mr. Ivory Snow. He's a talented individual that sounds like he's getting better and better. Take a listen.

"Why won't you let me rock for Pete sake. / reminiscing over you and all the mistakes. / Ass is kicked out. You feeling like Eastbay. / I told her pack her shit like she from Green Bay."



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What I'm Watching: Gods'illa "Saviours & Punishers" feat Sean Price

Caught these fellas in Brooklyn over the summer. They definitely bring a lot of energy to the stage and dope tracks to the music. O shared this cut not too long ago, and now Gods'illa drops off the video for the Sean Price featured Saviours & Punishers. Dope track paired with a solid video. Win/Win. Enjoy. Chea!

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Iggy Azalea Uses Pu$$y in My World, But I'm Still on The Fence

Her track Pu$$y is what first caught my attention. Then the next track I heard lost it. And so, I sit on the fence about the 21-year-old Australian female rapper Iggy Azalea.

The Internets is buzzing and everyone is asking the same question, is she raps next sensation. I say later for the titles. Then immediately folks will draw the line between Kreayshawn and Iggy (probably because of their complexion). Nah, I won't do that either. Why? Because Iggy is better. By far. She's however riding that same wave of internet fame like Kreayshawn, racking up a gang of twitter followers and youtube hits, and creating a buzz online, almost forcing you to take notice.

In a track like Pu$$y, the beat is hypnotic and her flow brings this unique edge, creating a sound all her own. Not since Tyler, The Creator and my homie Rob Roy (and a handful of others) have I felt that uniqueness that I feel in Iggy's cadence. Sure, there are many rap folks whose music I enjoy but every so often I'm truly captivated by a sound.

But yet, here I am, still on that fence.

Ludacris "Bada Boom"

 
"Ya'll some duplicate, rap cloning niggas. I manufacture you hoes, put on your make-up bitch ..."

Definitely not my style to post beef tracks but Ludacris got my hyped. Remember how Common went off in Sweet? Yeah, that's what Luda did on Bada Boom. Sheesh. Off of his new mixtape 1.21 Gigawatts: Back To The First Time, word is the track takes aim at some backhanded comments from Drake and Big Sean. Yeah, good luck with coming for Luda. Ha!



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NEW RELEASES: RapSody, Chuuwee and Oncue

Three dope projects from folks I fux with that dropped in the last day. My favorite tracks are below. If you dig em, check the full projects. Chea!

RapSody - For Everything

First up is RapSody's For Everything, becoming the third full length free project released by the North Carolina emcee in less than a year. Featuring production from 9th Wonder and the Soul Council, she delivers up 14 cuts with features from Freeway, Kendrick Lamar and GQ. Among my favorite cuts are The Woman's Work (with its killer Maxwell sample), Live It Up and A Cold Winter featuring Freeway. Solid project.

A Cold Winter


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Chuuwee - Watching The Throne

Chuuwee is one of the most consistent indie emcees on the scene, representing Sacramento. With a few projects and features under his belt, he's got his target set on the throne and he makes the bold statement with his latest project Watching The Throne. A majority of the project is laced with beats from Canadian producer ENG and features some solid verses from Sean Boog, Keno, Haz Solo and others. Among my favorite cuts King Louie, The Dungeon, Absolute Monarchy and Posse Up. Solid project.

Absolute Monarchy


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OnCue - Can't Wait

It was really getting to the point that folks couldn't wait for OnCue's latest, Can't Wait. And here it is. Featuring production from long time collaborator CJ Luzi, Cuey continues to explore and develop his sound. The NYC emcee by way of CT has been creating a buzz for the new project with some solid singles and fresh videos leading up to the release. Among my favorite cuts is The Geoffrey, Kinda Late, Only Thing We Know and Cigarettes and Perfume. Solid Project.

Cigarettes and Perfume


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