What I'm Watching: Buckshot & P-Money "Just Begun" feat. Raz Fresco

Buckshot still putting it down. You get that "BackPack Travels" yet?!



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What I'm Watching: 9th Wonder and Buckshot - "Change Up"

November 13th is the release date for yet another album by the incredible Hip-Hop duo of 9th Wonder and Buckshot. If this album follows suit as their previous ones, this one is an automatic bought, no question. Buckshot to this day is sharp on the mic and with the addition of 9th's production, how can these two go wrong? Peep the new video "Change Up" off their upcoming release "The Solution".

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What I'm Watching: Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun "Night Time" feat. Buckshot

Peep the vid for the Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun track featuring Buckshot.. Dope. Enjoy. Chea!

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READ: Buckshot 'The Common Knowledgy of The Entertainment Industry' Out Tomorrow January 25th

With over a decade of knowledge in this industry, Buckshot's new book is sure to educated folks on many things a lot may not know and possibly guide heads in the right direction as well as be better prepared for what lies ahead. Definitely a smart read for you artists out there. Check it...

A beautiful 80-page, hard-cover book that is the same size as a standard CD digipak. The inside, back cover includes a CD insert with original audio from Buckshot.

The book will be available in the audio section (Under 'B') at Best Buy, FYE, Borders & other independent record stores.

In addition to the hard-cover book, e-book formats (with full color photos) will be available at outlets such as iBook (iTunes), Kindle (Amazon), Sony Reader, & Nook (Barnes & Noble).

Buckshot provides an A-Z guide on the basics of the Entertainment industry. which also includes a 15-track album with original Buckshot music based on the concepts from within the book.

Buckshot has recorded a series of educational interviews with people who play the role's of various positions that he highlights within the book.

The first visual is Buckshot explaining the basics behind creating a record. He works alongside Young Piff, the winner of Boost Mobile & HOT 97's Summer Jam MC Battle:

Buckshot On How To Make A Record

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Check It ... Duck Down Tour at Toad's Place (@DuckDownRecords)

Finally hitting you with the visuals (and live footage) of the Duck Down Tour that stopped at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT. This show was so damn dope. Adrenaline was rushing, crowd was nonstop loud, everyone was hyped. If you get a chance to see these heads rock, I suggest you go. 15 Year Anniversary Tour and they did not disappoint. Real dope Hip-Hop was definitely representing this night. My bad for being a few days late with this. Check the pictures and videos by clicking the Read More...

EVENT: Duck Down VS Blacksmith (Oct 19th)

This show will be EPIC!

Next Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 at this years CMJ Music Festival, two of the most highly respected NYC based hip hop labels will clash for one of this year's best showcases.

Duck Down vs Blacksmith CMJ Showcase will feature performances by Pharoahe Monch, Smif N Wessun & Pete Rock, Jean Grae, 9th Wonder & Buckshot, Sean Price featuring Heltah Skeltah, Skyzoo & !llmind, Team Facelift, Ruste Juxx, Promise, Torae, Strong Arm Steady, and special surprise guests. DJ Evil Dee will be providing the soundtrack throughout the evening. Hot 97's own DJ Peter Rosenberg will be hosting the event.

This memorable event will take place at Le Poisson Rouge located on 158 Bleeker St. (between Thompson and Sullivan) at 10PM. This is an 18+ event. CMJ Badge holders who are first to arrive will receive free access (limited-number).

For Tickets Visit: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1552

The Showcase Presented By Duck Down Music, Blacksmith, 2K Sports,
Rocksmith Clothing, XXL Magazine, Brooklyn Bodega, and VTECH

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What I'm Watching ... 9th Wonder & Buckshot - "Concrete Jungle"

I know heads posted this and that's a great thing. Know what's even better? Helping spread the word, or in this case, the video. Hip-Hop like this could use more of that. Check it.

9th Wonder & Buckshot are currently mixing their 3rd studio album together, entitled, The Solution. Stay tuned for new music, interviews & upcoming videos. "Concrete Jungle," an unreleased track from 9th Wonder & Buckshot's vault, was directed by B Green.

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Download...MICK BOOGIE + nVMe + Duck Down Present SURVIVAL KIT

Survival Kit is an ode to KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT's incredibly rich history of music. Their classic hits have been reinterpreted by today's artists to watch:

Track Listing:
1) Survival Kit (Intro) by DJ Sherazta
2) Gotcha Opin Original (RMX) - Tanya Morgan (produced by NVME)
3) South Bronx (RMX) - Cause, The Kid Daytona & Chaundon (produced by NVME)
4) Buck Em Down (RMX) - Christian Rich (produced by NVME)
5) Sound Of Da Police (RMX) - Diz Gibran & Shawn Chrystopher (Produced by ILL TAL)
6) Shit Iz Real (RMX) - Ruste Juxx (produced by NVME)
7) Step Into Our World (RMX) - Team Facelift & Jade (produced by ABADDON)
8) Talk Shit (RMX) - Torae & Skyzoo (produced by NVME)
9) MC's Act Like They Don't Know - Sha Stimuli, Promise, J.A.M.E.S. Watts, Fashawn (produced by NVME)
10) I Got Cha Opin 09 - Kardinal Offishall & Buckshot (produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep)
11) Past Present Future - KRS-ONE, Buckshot, Melanie Fiona & Naledge of Kidz In The Hall (produced by 9th Wonder)

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KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills (Official Video)

Check out the new video by none other than two hip hop legends KRS-One and Buckshot...




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Tha Lady Blogga: Hip Hop BET… Really?

Despite my wanting to watch the opening Cavs and Celtics game, my Twitter fam quickly convinced me to watch the BET Hip Hop Awards. I was watching the Tweets and laughing hysterically. Soon I joined the fun.

Let me just say that BET always guarantees disappointment. The over display of Gucci Mane (aka Leather Lips) and Soulja Boy Tell Em (aka Mr. Sharpie Shape Up) was just ridiculous. Every other performance featured those two fools and since this was a “Hip Hop” show, I couldn’t figure out why. It’s not like they are real Hip Hop artists. Hip Flop is more like it. Souljah Boy came out with his Sharpie hairline and at first glance, I thought he was Flava Flav. His marketing team put together a helluva package. He came onto the stage looking uncomfortably “hard and from the hood”. Saggy skinny jeans and a bunch of hollow gold around his neck. He looked terrible. His outfit was definitely influenced by his woman (ahem… Trina). As for the performance well, you already know. I had to listen and rewind the performance a few times to hear what he was saying. He and Gucci Mane need to see a speech therapist because their speaking skills are the worst. Gucci raps like he has a mouth full of marbles … How the hell did he get a record deal sounding like that? I guess that masks his wack-ass lyrics.

And can somebody please direct Jim Jones to the shower ... Mmmmmkay?

Oh and Busta, Canal Street is not the place for Award gear. Perhaps you could pick up an accessory or two but a whole outfit, no bueno.

They did re-birth a lot of artists who we haven’t seen in awhile. Missy Elliot (who had some fabulous hair *makes salon appointment*), the Goodie Mob reunion was great!! Cee-Lo looks like he shrunk though. Snoop was there too looking fabulous with his Dominican blow-out. I hope those young boys had their notepads out because Snoop knows how to do the damn thang. The show opened with Jay-Z (O_o) and Jeezy. And after that, every commercial was Jay-Z inspired (that must have been in the performance contract).

Now here’s where BET messed up. This was a Hip Hop show … Right? Well, in between the commercials was a 3-5 minute piece called "The Cypher" … well that was the best part of the show. They could have just played all of those in a row and I would have been happier than a pig in slop. You had artists old, new, non-English speaking rapping in a group and they were freestyling!!! For minutes at a time, BET actually represented Hip Hop. I am by no means a fan but lyrically, Nicki Minaj gave me something to listen to. She definitely needs to ditch that “Barbie” image and her mechanical voice. At that point, she might gain me as a fan (I said MIGHT!) Joe Buddens held his own as well. Gsan did the damn thing in Portuguese (but it would’ve been better without the sub titles #BETfail). Nipsey Hussle is another one to watch. His lyrics are beastly. He sounds a lil Snoopish but I am sure he’ll break free of that copied image and create his own. The best damn Cypher of the night… Mos Def, Black Thought and Eminem with DJ Premier on the 1 and 2’s. Dammit BET, why weren’t these Cypher’s stage performances? That was a humongous programming fail and this is why I think you folks at BET/EBT have no idea what you are doing.

If you missed last night’s Cyphers, here they are. Enjoy the first enjoyably vision ever on BET…

First Group: Nicki Minaj, Joe Buddens, Crown Royyal, Buckshot. Second Group: Nipsey Hussle, KRS-One, Gsan and Wale. Third Group: Mos Def, Black Thought and Eminem




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Sean Price KIMBO PRICE MIX CD (In Stores October 27th)

Caught this in the email ...

Hailing from Brownsville, New York. Standing at 6'1" and weighing in at 242 pounds. Formerly known as Scragbite, then RUCK, then Deceptacon Sean, and now going by MEGASEAN, Sean P!!! is back in the ring and he's going to make sure you talk about him. In fact, borrowing words from the great Mike Tyson, Sean Price claims that "your grandkids and kids after that are going to know about me. I'm going to make sure of that. They are never going to forget about me. Your great grandkids are going to say WOW, wasn't that a bizarre individual."


Bizarre or not, Sean Price has an ironclad fist on this rap game. His combination of witty word play, humor and hardcore lyrics leave fans wondering what the MC is going to say next. We have seen that Sean Price is a multifaceted individual. With the start up of his newly formed label, RUCK DOWN RECORDS, Sean Price still finds the necessary time to record and promote his own albums. KIMBO PRICE, the prelude to his next national album, MIC TYSON (2010), is a 23 track mix cd that brings the listeners into the world of Sean Price that we love so much. If you know Sean Price in some capacity, you probably got dissed on this album. The rapper goes so far as to say he doesn't even like himself!


Fans have been treated to leak records off the mix cd such as RUCK DOWN, where Sean Price announces the closing of Duck Down Records and declares himself the newly formed President and CEO of his own label, properly named RUCK DOWN. Other songs out include "BOOST" featuring PF Cuttin where Sean Price rhymes the entire song through the churp, along with "MegaSean," "P's UP" and "Duck Down" featuring label mates Torae & Skyzoo.


Sean Price is joined by a select few artists on the remainder of KIMBO PRICE. Artists such as Buckshot, Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Ruste Juxx, Royce Da 5'9" L.E.G.A.C.Y., Poisen Pen, Illanoyz, Agallah and others help round out a very balanced collection music.


Be on the look out for new Sean Price videos off KIMBO PRICE tracks and stay tuned for exclusive music from Sean Price's new super group, RANDOM AXE comprised of Sean Price, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk.


Catch Sean Price at a Fat Beats In-Store signing for his new mix cd on October 23rd from 6PM - 9PM and the following evening for a live performance at Duck Down's CMJ Showcase at Gramercy Theater. Tickets for the event are now on sale through Gramercy's Site via Live Nation: http://bit.ly/3cNUSj

Tracklisting and credits for Sean Price Kimbo Price:

1.) Intro
2.) Ruckdown
3.) Godfather Part P
4.) Goodnite!! f/Royce 5’9 & Petro
5.) Abortion f/Flood Diesel
6.) T.K.O. f/L.E.G.A.C.Y.
7.) Car Thiefs
8.) Megasean
9.) Boost f/PF Cuttin
10.) Bars Of Death f/Poison pen & Swave Sevah
11.) Pork Chops & Apple Sauce
12.) Get Ya Sket Mic
13.) Bueno Times f/Rustee Juxx
14.) Hot f/LAW & Rock of Heltah Skeltah
15.) Street Shit
16.) This Is Us f/Illanoyz & Agallah
17.) Weed & Hoes f/St. Maffew
18.) Slum Shady Skit
19.) Mamma I Want To Sing f/Buckshot
20.) Bullshit (Radient Jewls Remix)
21.) P’s Up
22.) Suicide Doors f/Neil Rames
23.) DuckDown f/Skyzoo & Torae

KIMBO PRICE IN STORES OCTOBER 27th

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DL link to “Slum Shady Skit”: http://www.zshare.net/audio/666337849e76d2c5/



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Support Real Hip Hop!

M.O.P. drops "Foundation" and KRS-ONE & Buckshot drops "Survival Skills" both today 9/15. Go cop it. Real music.




M.O.P. - Blow The Horns


M.O.P. - Riding Through ft Redman







KRS-ONE & Buckshot - Oh Really ft Talib Kweli


KRS-ONE & Buckshot - The Way I Live ft Mary J. Blige


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What I'm Watching...KRS-One & Buckshot: Robot

KRS-One & Buckshot finally did a video to the fire track titled "Robot". I'm sure you have heard about it. And if not, this video should refresh your memory. Take another listen to the lyrics. Hip Hop music needs a mainstream revamping. Check it out...




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What I'm Watching...9th Wonder & Buckshot - Hold It Down ft. Talib Kweli

Just browsing Youtube and ran into this. Gotta love that real hip hop. Yeah, I said it. Real. Keep that wack rap. I got this. Buckshot, 9th Wonder and Talib Kweli are putting it down. Check it out.




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With All Due Respect...

I'm really feeling that new KRS and Buckshot joint, Robot. I wondered how other heads were reacting to it, so I scanned a few blogs and checked out comments. For the most part, heads were really excited about the single and the KRS-One and Buckshot project overall. I did come across one comment that I just couldn't agree with.

"KRS and Buckshot make an entire song about the state of the industry, and we are supposed to bob our heads and dance to this? Where is the rhythm, the groove, the swing in the music? Even their spoken parts sound like a lot of dry talk that happens to end up with rhyming words, but the soul of the poetry itself (if that's what they call this) is buried in this boring press-conference and history lesson. It's not entertaining anymore to make music about the industry. It's old. These MC's are old. This song is old. This press conference has been delivered over and over and over again. Let's make fresh and new music and move the people"

The dope thing about opinions, is that you can counter it with one of your own. With this comment it's just clear that the point of the song obviously went over the head of this listener. It's obvious dude is probably more interested in buying, listening and supporting crap. These MCs are old?! Woooow. KRS-One is a pioneer and is much hotter lyrically than a lot of the cats running around with a record deal.

Guess this guy loves auto-tune copy cat tracks. I mean, a little bit is okay. But every song it seems has a bit of that damn auto-tune. All of a sudden real singers don't get bought in and paid to do a hook anymore - not when the rapper can just auto-tune the chorus them self. I'll listen to this "press conference". I'll listen to them go after unoriginal heads.

You know how I realized dude just didn't get it? "...we are supposed to bob our heads and dance to this? Where is the rhythm, the groove, the swing in the music?" Yeah, because all tracks are suppose to be that instructional dance trash that fills the radio airwaves. Come on man.

What's your thoughts?

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Fwd: Auto-Tuneless ... KRS-One and Buckshot's Robot

Robot, produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep, is the first track off of KRS-One and Buckshot's Survival Skills in stores August 25th on Duck Down Records. This is another one of those tracks that popped up in the email (thanks to our people at Mac Media).

Robot is real! They come straight at the current auto-tune trend and the copy-cat mentality of the craft. Remember Roger Troutman? KRS-One and Buckshot do.

This track is just an indication of a dope album on the way. According to the press release, "Survival Skills has confirmed features from Mary J Blige, Slug of Atmosphere, Immortal Technique, K'NAAN, Talib Kweli, Sean Price, Naledge of Kidz In The Hall, Smif N Wessun, Rock of Heltah Skeltah and Geo of Blue Scholars. Production on the album includes tracks from Havoc, of Mobb Deep, 9th Wonder, Black Milk, Marco Polo, Moss, Coptic, KHRYSIS! and Ill Mind."

Yeah, you can say wow now.

The track is available May5th on iTunes.

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Fwd: KRS-One and Buckshot Freestyle

You just got to love the stuff that shows up in your email from time to time. Received a link earlier to a video from Tony Touch's show on Shade 45, where KRS-One and Buckshot were guests. While on the show they apparently free-styled for a ten-minute stretch. This is just part one (Click to View). KRS-One and Buckshot have a studio album in the works, Survival Skills, that hits stores in August on Duck Down Records.