Check It ... John Legend "Freak Out"

Check out some new John Legend. Pretty dope track called Freak Out with a very interesting sound.

What I'm Watching ... The Foreign Exchange Feat. Muhsinah "House Of Cards"

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What I'm Watching ... Dwele "Travelin' Girl"

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Mr. I Should Tell Ya Momma On You is Back!

Here's an update from the former homeless beatboxer (no autotune or voicebox) named Red who became the talk of Youtube in some circles. This video explains what's he been up to since the last time we spoke about him on this site. Read here. Looks like he's working on an album. Glad to see he's doing alot better.

I Should Tell Ya Momma On You







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Check It ... Aight, New Drink

I caught this joint on twitter and after reaching out to the team behind it, I had to share. Aight, New Drink is DOPE! The project is a collaboration between Rob Viktum and Don Will (of Tanya Morgan). They bring five quality tracks and the joint features a few other emcees. Download this joint immediately, unless you hate GREAT music!

Rob Viktum's Commentary
I owe the initial idea of hollering at Don Will, to the ARE. I consider him a close friend, and he told me the next step in the game for me would be to holler at an mc and do a full project with them. Honestly my first thought was Don. I shot him a message, and he hit me back almost immediately and agreed to do the record. We both agreed about making it free, but making sure it was quality enough to make people still enjoy it as if they had purchased it. I hope you guys enjoy "Aight, New Drink" and I look forward to sharing more with you guys. Peace

Don Will's Commentary
I have what I like to call rap tourettes meaning that throughout the day several rap quotes swirl around my head be it contextual or not, something just triggers them. The name of this ep is based off of the first words you hear on Tupac's song Thug Passion. The way he says it is just so erratic. Sorta like 'okay yall stop drinkin that bullshit i got something else for you' and that embodies the spirit of how the project came together. I may be one of the most impulsive artists ever. Smack dab in the middle of getting Don Cusack in High Fidelity ready for mixing I decide to embark upon recording a new EP. Thats not sayin that Don Cusack was backburnered, just that i was bored out of my mind hearing the same records over and over and Rob reached out at the exact moment that I decided I was ready to work. Its a brisk song set that is just as impulsive in topic as it was in creation. I hope you enjoy hearing it as much as i enjoyed making it.


Aight, New Drink (Click to download) Tracklist:
1 - Worth the Wait (Feat Phil Nash, Von Pea & Lee Sissing)
2 - Barakaran (Feat elucid)
3 - Midwestern Lament (Feat Jermiside, Add-2, Theory Hazit & Brickbeats)
4 - Love Life (Feat Lee Sissing)
5 - Post Humous (Feat Jermiside)

Produced by Rob Viktum
Mixed by Donwill
Mastered by Brickbeats


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Do You Want Fries w/That?

Gary Coleman is working with Toronto-based New York Fries to celebrate its 25th anniversary as part of the ad campaign, with the tag line "After 25 years some things are still fresh." But after 25 years, is Coleman still fresh? Because honestly looking at this ad, he looks a little rough. Hey, but at the end of the day a paycheck is a paycheck ... Gary Coleman, just doing what he has to do to get by.

Check It ... Reservoir Dogs "Next Selection"

Check Next Selection from Reservoir Dogs (Rapper Big Pooh, Chaundon, Joe Scudda and Jozeemo) off the self-titled mixtape. The mixtape drops September 1st. Check the track.

Aaliyah ... 8 Years Later

Man, I remember exactly where I was when I got the news that Aaliyah died. I was laying on the couch in my mother’s house and my two way pager (yes, the Motorola two-way, which I guess was the original text messaging) went off. I was getting a news alert about Aaliyah. The message said that the young singer was involved in a plane crash. I was shocked. I immediately turned to MTV (back when MTV actually talked about music more regularly) and surely they were reporting her tragic death. I flipped over to BET and watched AJ and Free (yep, back when 106 & Park was decent) talk about Aaliyah, with different people calling in to talk about how they felt. It was sad. She has another young artist cut down during a rise. At the time I was publishing a small entertainment newsletter, so I started working on a piece, as my phone and pager went off for the next few hours with people calling to ask me if I had heard the news.

I still can’t believe it eight years later. We’ll never really know her full potential as an artist or what her overall contribution to music would have been. Over the last few weeks I’ve discussed with folks online what things would be like in music had Aaliyah not died in that plane crash. I don’t necessarily think that the landscape of female artists would have changed much, but perhaps Aaliyah would have just been a dominating force on the scene. What do you think?

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Music Monday - "The Light '08" Common feat. Marsha Ambrosius

I'm on the road most of today headed home after a family reunion weekend. Dealing with a little bit of downtime before hoping on the Amtrak, stepped into a Burger King with wireless and had to post this joint up for Music Monday. Enjoy and happy Monday!



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@OCSupreme Presents..Good Moanin' Vol 2

I'm finally back with my slow jam series giving you Vol. 2 of more music that will put you in the mood. Took me a while and after tons of requests and demands for the next installment, it's complete. Enjoy.

1. Jagged Edge - Moaning
2. Tyrese - Morning After
3. Intro - Come Inside
4. Floetry - Say Yes
5. Dave Hollister - The Program
6. J. Holiday - Make That Sound
7. R. Kelly - Son of a Bitch
8. Silk - Meeting In My Bedroom
9. H-Town - Knockin' Da Boots
10. Changes Faces - Visit Me
11. Whitehead Bros. - Sex On The Beach
12. Usher - Dot Com
13. Maxwell - Sumthin Sumthin (Mellosmoothe Cut)
14. Jill Scott - The Way
15. TGT - Sex
16. Pleasure P - Under
17. Keith Sweat - Nobody
18. Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place


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Check It ... Mos Def & Jay Electronica - Live in New Orleans

On The Ecstatic Tour’s recent stop in Jay Electronica’s hometown of New Orleans, he and Mos Def shared the stage to perform (via www.frolab.com). Check the video.







Jay Electronica - Exhibit A...Produced by Just Blaze (Song on the video)



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Blitz @ SOB's August 26

The dude is dope! If you don't own Stereotype already, you need to immediately purchase it! You can also check Blitz the Ambassador live, Wednesday, August 26 at SOB's. According to his people, this will be his last headlining show in NYC for a few months, so it's guaranteed to be the best show you have seen in a long time!

Who: Blitz the Ambassador
Where: SOB's
When: Aug. 26th
Time: 9:00
Price: $12 adv, $14 door

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Check out some of Blitz the Ambassador's music

Something to Believe


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