"The Journey to Hip-Hop" ... First stop, Milwaukee, WI (promo vid)

"The Journey to Hip-Hop" is a little project/idea that me and O have been cooking up for a while and decided to finally pull the trigger on it. It's a huge project and we are sure each month our readers will enjoy the talented artists that we spotlight. Our first stop, Milwaukee, WI! Check the promo vid for more details.



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Check It ... Kil Ripkin "Aftermath Part 1"

Check out new music from Kil Ripkin off the upcoming release, "The Balancing Act". This joint, "Aftermath Part 1" is dope! It's currently on repeat. Enjoy!



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What I'm Listening To....Del The Funky Homosapien

Check out this song for Del's collaboration with Osiris shoes. Spotted this surfing the net for more music. Can't ever have enough.

The Rhyme "Osiris Shoe Collab"


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Download ... Oddisee - Odd Winter

Oddisee's back with some more good music. You gotta download it. Check it.....

Odd Winter is the third installment in Oddise's season themed series. Just as Odd Summer & Odd Autumn did, Odd Winter will be the theme music to it's season.

1. Ci'iy Life Feat. Tranqill 01:55
2. Frostbit 01:28
3. Winds From The North 01:36
4. Black Broadway Feat. X.O 03:38
5. Brain Wash Remix Instrumental 03:29
6. Riiight Feat. Stik Figa 03:04
7. Carry On Instrumental 01:03
8. The Warm Up Feat. Homeboy Sandman 02:39
9. Queue With No Coat 03:16
10. 60901 Instrumental 01:52
11. All Because She's Gone Instrumental 03:51
12. It's Over Feat. Tranqill 01:41
13. Blizzard Of 09 03:23

Download here: Oddisee - Odd Winter

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Check It ... @MalaReignz featuring AC "Paper Cities"

I caught this track in the email a day or so ago. Once I finally had the chance to listen, I was blown away. A deep and dope track! "Paper Cities" (produced by Mike Cash) is off Mala Reignz's new mixtape, "The Calm Before the Storm", due out January 29. I've heard a few tracks from the project, all VERY dope! Enjoy the track!

"Paper Cities" [Download]


TWITTER.COM/MALAREIGNZ
TWITTER.COM/ACONDEMAND


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A Song For Haiti ... Melanie Fiona "Redemption Song"

A great and fitting cover of "Redemption Song" by Melanie Fiona, sung for Haiti. Like she said, she felt to do her part. Let's also feel to do our part. Hope for Haiti!



Ways to donate:
yele.org
hopeforhaitinow.org
www.redcross.org


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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)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE

Click Here To Purchase KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT Survival Skills Album @ iTunes

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Yo! MKE Raps presented by HipHopDX.com, JC Poppe of GrownManCollective & M.A.A.D. Management

The Mad Bloggers are on the verge of a huge project looking at local music scenes throughout the country and internationally and Milwaukee is up first (the project kicks off February 1).

If you've been following us over the last year, you know the love we have for MKE! This compilation of MKE Hip-Hop heads is just a taste of the quality music flowing out of Brew Town! Shoutout to the homie JC Poppe who was instrumental in pulling "Yo! MKE Raps" together. Download and enjoy!

"Out of love for the city and county that birthed and raised him, hip-hop artist JC Poppe has undertaken the task of putting together a compilation showcasing the extreme talent that Milwaukee has. HipHopDX.com, one of the largest hip-hop websites, and Maad Management are the official hosts and sponsors of the project.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, also known as the “cream city” and “brew town”, is not a place traditionally known for its hip-hop music. However, just like any other large city that has a diversity of cultures, Milwaukee has a living and breathing scene that is growing and thriving. Yo! MKE Raps is a project that intends to serve as an introduction to the city’s extremely talented underground. The 19 tracks on the compilation cannot completely cover the entire soundscape Milwaukee offers but it does give the listener an insight into its many different aspects.

Yo! MKE Raps has songs that range from the most gangster to the super lyrical and poetic, by artists that have been established in the city for several years as well as those who have been active for only a couple."

Yo! MKE Raps [Download at HipHop DX]


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Survival Kit ... Tanya Morgan "Gotcha Opin Original"

Check out the second leak off the Survival Kit Mix CD, dropping tomorrow.

Second leak off the Mick Boogie + nVMe + Duck Down SURVIVAL KIT Mix CD featuring today's rising stars paying tribute to the creators of Survival Skills.

The complete, 11 track mix cd, will be dropping tomorrow, January 21st at 3pm EST at www.duckdown.com/survivalkit

Enjoy Tanya Morgan's version of "Gotcha Opin Original" produced by nVMe

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Clearing Out the Inbox ... Music From 810, Beyond Belief, Louis Rip & Mike Classic

It's another one of those clearing out the inbox days. For a blogger committed to posting music, I slack a bit on keeping up on emails. To be honest (like many other bloggers) there are the emails from reliable and trusted sources that get a higher priority in the inbox and sometimes the emails from folks I don't know just fall by the wayside. I'm not even going to promise to keep up with emails because every time I do, I don't. I'll try to do better however. Anyway, here's a collection of some tracks that The Mad Bloggers have received over the last two weeks. Enjoy!

Check out 810's "U Won't Like This" produced by Mydus off his "Glass Half Full" project.



www.myspace.com/810musik
twitter.com/810musik
www.810muzik.blogspot.com

Check out the joint "Bigger Checks" from Beyond Belief featuring Red Cafe.



www.myspace.com/beyondbeliefmusic

Out of Kansas City, Missouri is Datura Records' Louis Rip. "End of the Free World", produced by Lemroc Evil is off the debut release, "Vestige Autonomy". It's a different sound but I dig it.



www.myspace.com/daturamusic

Check out "Fabric of Our Lives" from Mike Classic, out of Queens New York.



www.twitter.com/Mike_Classic
www.myspace.com/classicwilliams
www.mikeclassic.blogspot.com



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When She Speaks, You Listen: @LadyBlogga "TRENDING TOPICS… Uggggggh!"

Boy oh boy…

Trending Topics have to be the worst feature on Twitter. Some of the things that end up trending are nonsensical. And sometimes if you don’t feel like using many brain cells, you participate in a Trending Topic or 2.

Well yesterday on Twitter, the top Trending Topic was #aRealWifey. First of all, I know this is just Twitter. But gosh, if you are going to host a Trending Topic, at least let it be correct. What in the hell is a “wifey”? I believe the correct term is Wife. Wifey/Wife… Is there a difference? I bet some idiot is going to tell me that there is a difference between the two… You’re wrong! Let me just tell you that up front. Anywho…

Now… there were a lot of ridiculous responses I have to tell you. Dudes talking about how #aRealWifey “puts a collar around her neck and then hands me the leash”, needs to give her husband head everyday, lets him sleep with whoever he wants, stands by him even though he cheats, irons his shirt while he’s in the shower, holds him down when he doesn’t want to work and other ridiculous things of that nature. These dudes were probably serious because all of the tweets were similar. And the women, they were no better. Talking about how #aRealWifey stays in her place… the kitchen and the bedroom (naked), is number one and doesn’t care about #’s 2,3,and 4, gives head with Listerine in her mouth, holds the heat, hides her husband from the Feds, stashes drugs in her coochie… I mean seriously folks, I don’t think that these people were kidding. They really feel that those are qualities they need to have in a mate.

Basically, before people talk about what a real wife or husband is, they need to learn the role. There are plenty of people playing the role of a label that they know nothing about and they have huge misconceptions about what they should be. I don’t understand how people talk about things they know nothing about. But I guess that’s the way of the world, people do that all the time. How are you telling me what I as a wife need to do when you don’t even know what you need to be doing as a husband? And all this Trending Topic is doing is reinforcing the ignorance and relationship dysfunctions that plague this country… Hence all the Tiger Woods’ and …. (I tried to find a woman cheater, there weren’t really any good ones. LMAO) situations.

Come on folks. Get it together. Let’s stop entertaining these stupid Trending Topics and if we do, let’s not make ourselves look stupid and ignorant in the process…

Thanks.
-Lady Blogga

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What I'm Listening To....Rakim feat. Jadakiss, Styles P., Busta Rhymes - "Euphoria"

This isn't new but still, I'm mad this track ain't on the Seventh Seal album. Don't know why it didn't make the cut but damn it Rakim. Haha.

Rakim feat. Jadakiss, Styles P., Busta Rhymes - "Euphoria"



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