Haz Solo "PDQ BEATS"

After being challenged by fellow producer Dylan Thomas, Haz Solo delivers up 10 beats in 2 days with PDQ Beats. Hit play and enjoy.

Haz Solo-PDQ Beats by HAZ.SOLO

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On Lauryn Hill and Shaking the Vending Machine

A week ago Jay Smooth took to facebook and said:

“The more I see people posting variations of “Lauryn gave birth to another baby? She needs to give birth to another album!” the more I hope she keeps raising her kids and never makes another album for your greedy selfish asses.”

I jumped in and offered up:

“Being a parent use to be a respectable career choice. Remember? Ha! And with six, they definitely need her attention. Besides, the wolves will never be satisfied if she doesn’t deliver another Miseducation and the chances are, she won’t. And that’s fine with me … *cues Everything Is Everything*”

Today Jay drops the video. Another great point from a dope dude. Enjoy.

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Interview: Miss Special x The Cool Kids

Last night I had the opportunity to interview The Cool Kids before their show in Oakland at The New Parish. We spoke about myspace, their new album "When Fish Ride Bicycles", working with The Neptunes and how they chose the features on the album. We also talked about their favorite Ghostface albums, their futuristic deal with Green Label Sound and their favorite commercial that their music has been in.

(via @MiSS1SPECiAL)

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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 63

Crazy work week followed by a great weekend with family followed by what will be another crazy work week. So, I'm gonna cut to the chase and jump right into the music. I hope EP 63 helps kick starts your week. Enjoy. Chea!

01. Frank Ocean - Thinking About You
02. Kyle Lucas & Captain Midnite feat. The Let Go - I Don't Know
03. Trek Life feat. Olivier DaySoul - I'd Rather Be
04. Mean Doe Green - Gonna Need Me
05. J. Cole feat. Trey Songz - Can't Get Enough
06. Super Chron Flight Brothers - GMA
07. Skyzoo - Boat Check In (Otis)



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Skyzoo "Boat Check In ('Otis' Freestyle)"

Jay-Z and Kanye dropped Otis. And then everyone else dropped Otis remixes, disses and freestyles. Great. But that's the Internets for you. We're back on that Lil Wayne A Milli or Drake's Best I Ever Had steez. At least 20 or more Otis versions have hit my inbox. To be frank, those all sucked. In my opinion and allegedly of course.

But there are always bright spots. Always, even though sometimes they get lost in the over-saturation.

The two joints I've liked the most are the ones I've bumped in to on the Internets. One of those versions is from Skyzoo (the other is Styles P and Jadakiss). He's about that spit dope bars life. I can dig it. And I can definitely dig what he did with "Boat Check In". In the over-saturated world of internet hits, Skyzoo delivers. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!



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TMB Giveaway: Andy Suzuki and The Method Live

This Sunday night Andy Suzuki and The Method are rocking live down at SOB's in NYC. Earlier today Mr. Suzuki himself hit me up with two free tickets to catch him live. You know what I'm doing with those tickets? Giving them joints away to one lucky person for a dope way to spend a Sunday night. So, this is how it's going down.

1. You need to live in the tri-state area. I mean, unless you're trying to take a red eye from Cali or a midnight train FROM Georgia.
2. You need to answer these two question: What university did Andy Suzuki graduate from and what's his zodiac sign?
3. You need to hit me on either twitter (@throatchopu) or facebook with the answer before 5pm tomorrow (July 30, 2011).
4. Tomorrow at 6pm I will pick one winner and contact that person. If you don't win, you should definitely cop a ticket (or tickets) to catch a great show.
5. Sunday, if you're the winner you're in there like swim wear to catch Andy Suzuki and The Method live. You might even get to give Andy a high five before the show. No promises on that though. Ha!

Guaranteed to be a dope show. And for a feel for Andy's live set, check out his "All of the Lights" cover. Good luck.



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A Tribue To The Classics: Returned & Remade Presented by The Mad Bloggers - Jeff Spec - "IJUSWANNACHILL"

Jeff Spec is back and this time, he's taking it back. Waaaaay back. Well, not that far back. Haha. The Mad Bloggers and Jeff Spec hook up once again to bring to life Spec's idea of taking some of the dope Hip-Hop tracks from years back and redoing them with his twist and his lyrics. The idea definitely has me intrigued. The series is titled "A Tribue To The Classics: Returned & Remade Presented by The Mad Bloggers".

I asked him for more details and he says, "The idea behind these joints is to cover songs that had an impact but also could have been slept on, so that the older heads know where I'm going with it, and the young'ins can maybe get inspired to go back and check out some amazing material that I think could have been way bigger."

Jeff Spec is a pretty dope MC. I've yet to hear a track from him I don't dig. So with that said, TMB's gearing up for what seems to be an ill series in some Hip-Hop music. The 1st cut is from Large Professor's "Ijuswannachill". He remade the beat and wrote his own lyrics to it. Check it out and give us your opinions.



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What EMS Is Watching ... "Best Thing I Never Had" x Tori Kelly & Todrick Hall (original by Beyonce)

I don't really know what's going on over in the Land of Covers, but the last set of songs that I have had the privilege of seeing/listening to have been exceptional. I caught this on Tumblr and I was blown away. I think Tori and Todrick have the perfect voices that blend and compliment each other so well. It's like finding the right creamer for your coffee and that warm feeling you get when you sip it down. It's performances like these that make me happy to be a blogger.

Check out the rest of Tori Kelly's YouTube links here and Todrick Hall's YouTube links here.

Enjoy.

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Trek Life "So LA" (J Bizness Remix)

Another fresh one from Trek Life. Hit play and enjoy. Also, his new album available now on iTunes for $2.99 on that sale steez.  Get it here. Chea!

"Indeed, "So LA" is a solid contribution to the ever-expanding canon of regional rap anthems dedicated to the City of Angels. Waving its flag like it was Lakers playoff week, all it really needs is a shout-out to the best Griffith Observatory." -LA Times

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Milly Esquire "Never Give Up" (Produced By JVZZI)

"I see how ya'll block and unfollow on twitter, go figure ..."

Making use of an Adele's "Chasing Pavements", Milly Esquire lays it down on "Never Give Up". In his words, "work harder and be real." Enjoy.

Never Give Up by Milly Esquire

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Interview: Miss Special x Nicolay

A little over a week ago, myself and Myk Blauuw had the opportunity to have a phone interview with producer, Nicolay. We spoke about Phonte's upcoming solo project, if it features any Nicolay production, the upcoming Median album and working with Wiz Khalifa early on. We also spoke about the "City Lights" volumes, why The Foreign Exchange chose to do a live album, performing "Return Of The Mack" on tour, what to expect from the live show, YahZarah's new baby, having their own label and more.

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What I'm Watching: Aloe Blacc "I Need A Dollar" x "Billie Jean" (Special MADE Performance)

MOMENTS WITH ALOE BLACC, MIKI AND JAYBO: "I NEED A DOLLAR" PART 5/6 from MADE Blog on Vimeo.

I'm a sucker for live instrumentation. And what Aloe Blacc does here  just accompanied by the string section is incredible. Damn. And he's holding a glass a water (or vodka - allegedly, of course) the whole time? Dope. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!


MOMENTS WITH ALOE BLACC, MIKI AND JAYBO: "BILLIE JEAN" PART 6/6 from MADE Blog on Vimeo.

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