A Tribue To The Classics: Returned & Remade - Jeff Spec - "Mass Appeal"

Folks, my apologies on being a little late with this but here it is. Jeff is still hitting us with his dope versions of classic Hip-Hop tracks. Check it.

What's good .... This is Jeff Spec again with the next installment in my "Tribute to the Classics: Returned and Remade" series, presented by The Mad Bloggers.

This new one is a nod to the late, great Guru, who influenced me as much as anyone else when I was first learning to rhyme. My cover of "Mass Appeal" is produced by the always-eccentric Impossible Nothing, who you can see totally re-imagined Premier's masterpiece.

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BEAT TAPES: maticulous "mello instros" x Rufio "Rappers Jst Rap Onit"

I was just on a rant about beats on twitter. Far too many up and coming rappers grab industry beats over fresh original joints. Stop that. Sure, it's cool every now and again but hearing fifty-leven rappers rhyme over Otis, A Milli, Power, Marvin's Room, et al gets annoying really quick. How about a little bit of originality? Listening to these fresh original beat tapes is a great resource for emcees and a cool place to just enjoy quality music for casual music lovers. Enjoy mello instros from maticulous and Rufio's Rappers Jst Rap Onit. The more I hear from these two guys, the more I'm becoming a fan. Dope. Don't be afraid of beat tapes from unknown producers. Those are the guys you wanna fux with early. Peep my favorite beat from both projects down below and do yourself a favor and download 'em. Chea!

Summer Bees


Download: mello instros
twitter.com/maticulous21

Magenta


Download: Rappers Jst Rap Onit
twitter.com/RUFIOsBEAT_CLAP

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What I'm Watching: e.d.g.e. "O My God"

e.d.g.e. "O My God" (Mike Rodriguez) from e.d.g.e. on Vimeo.

Seems like a good day for quality music on the Internets. Every time I try to walk away from the computer since jumping on 30 minutes ago I receive a new email with something dope. e.d.g.e. sent the latest joint for his banger "O My God" off his All Flow Everything project with Mike Rodriguez behind the lens. Definitely one of my favorite tracks from the Canadian emcee. Enjoy. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: Big K.R.I.T. "The Vent"

Big K.R.I.T. is one of my favorite dudes making music right now. I've been waiting for this joint since I heard they were doing this video. K.R.I.T. serves up some fresh visuals for the self reflective track off Return Of 4Eva. Enjoy. Chea!

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Chuuwee x Rufio "U Cartoon Foos"

U Cartoon Foo's (Produced by Ru) by Chuuwee [Rappers Jst Rap Onit] from Rufio on Vimeo.

I've said it more times than I can remember, Chuuwee is a beast. The Sacramento spitter linked up with another Sac native Rufio on his new beat tape, Rappers Jst Rap Onit, due out today to provide these visuals. Rufio is a monster on the production and Chuuwee goes off on the cut. Look out for the beat tape dropping soon and in the meantime enjoy this one. Chea!

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Jinesis Presents Quiet Times Vol.2

Jinesis offers up another cool collection of tracks to set the mood, as Jinesis said "to slay your lady to between the sheets." Ha! Definitely a cool tracklist featuring Guy, Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, New Edition and more. Enjoy this one. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: Lance Drummonds "Long Drive"

Lance Drummonds offers up a cool video for his track Long Drive, which finds him cruising through his hometown of Elmont, Long Island and different boroughs in New York City. Real chill track and a mellow video shot in black and white with Andre Oswald behind the lens. I dig it. Enjoy.

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Soul Khan performs "Speeding Bullets" LIVE at Arlene's Grocery, NYC

Soul Khan performs "Speeding Bullets" LIVE at Arlenes Grocery, NYC from BarrelhouseBKLYN on Vimeo.

I wish I was in town for this Soul Khan performance at Arlene's Grocery the other night. Good thing the fine folks from barrelhousebklyn.com were in the building to catch some footage from Khan's set. Shouts to Akie Bermiss on backup vocals and DeeJay Element. Enjoy. Chea!

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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 68

It's been a week. So, I had to go off. My apologies to your speakers and eardrums in advance. Ha!

This week starts off with the Hip-Hop Breakfast intro from the homie e.d.g.e. out of Canada with a beat provided by Sauce Fonda out of Cali. It's good to know rappers and producers sometimes. Shouts to those fellas for coming through in the clutch.

Anyway, this is definitely one of my favorite eps. Turn it up. And as always, I hope this helps kick start your weekend. Enjoy. Chea!

01. Apathy feat. Scoop Deville - Smoke Weed Everyday
02. Jabee feat. XV - Beautiful Day
03. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
04. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Murder to Excellence
05. Childish Gambino - Let Me Dope You
06. STS - Sugar's Here (Make Some Noise)



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EVENT: The Come Up (8/26/11)

"Join Move Forward Music and Forever Fresh at Southpaw this Friday August 26th as we present our first installment of ‘The Come Up‘ starring fierce spitting femme-fatal, Nitty Scott MC, as she shuts it down with a super intimate performance. Nitty Scott will be joined by the Baltimore duo The Black Sunn & 810, D. Julien, Emcee Jermaine, Adebisi, and OTiS CLaPP. This will be a night filled with amazing artists and performances that you won’t want to miss! Doors 8PM | Show 8:30 PM | $5"

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What I'm Watching: Madame Sabrosa “Madame’s Room”

Folks have really been running with these Marv's Room remixes huh? Yep. But the dust seemed to have settled a bit and so Madame Sabrosa takes that opening to provide her own spin in Madame's Room. Fresh off her mixtape release, I dig what she did here. But, you be the judge. Enjoy.

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What I'm Watching: Jill Scott “Hear My Call”

Sometimes all you need is just a single camera and some tight shots, and let the words tell the rest of the story. If you shed a tear, it's all good. Allegedly, of course. Enjoy the new video from Jill Scott for "Hear My Call."

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