New Talent: Stalley

Stalley is a new artist that I found who is down with Dame Dash's music group BlackRoc ....which is slated to have roster members of the likes ofJay Electronica , Mos Def , Curren$y n The Cool Kids .....and a ton of affiliated members

Here is a interview w/ Hip Hop @ Lunch  in which he talks about his upcoming projects with ski beatz and also speaks on his n the cool kids illegal impromptu video shoot for their song "We Can Do It Big" .....



After the jump you can find Stalley's latest mixtape download MadStalley: The Audiobiography as well as several videos including: ..... Autobiography , Curren$y - Address ft. Stalley ---n--- Stally x The Cool Kids We Can Do It Big ......all shot by the people at Creative Control

How To Make It In America Ep. 2

Here is the latest episode of the new HBO show How 2 Make It In America in which two NYC upstarts look to conquer the Denim world! ..... Check it out

RhymeFest Interview!

This was a real cool interview in which Fest speaks on certain subjects as  the mindstate of rappers such as Waka Flocka who stated , "Lyrical rappersdon't make any mony" ...also he talks about the beef between Shake a editor on one of my most visited blogs 2dopeboyz.com ...and another blog (RapRadar) i use to frequent before this incident on Twitter  in which the later of the two stated that the more lyrical based blog of 2dopeboyz was, "A blog made up of sewer rappers" ...... which is a rough statement to me becuase people like Evidence , Self Scientific and Jay Electronica are heavily favorited in my eyes as great acts and hot lyricist ......check out the interview ..... Ryhmefest is mad intelligent his witty answers are comical
"They call us sewer rats, butwhen the apocolypse comes whose going to survive....... The SEWER RATS!"



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New Blog Nammmmeeeeeeeee ---Oprah Voice===

So .... i know its been a minute since I have posted ......but here it goes the new name ...... I was in the car blasting the new Curren$y mixtape and came across track number 18 "Audio Dope" and I figured i would change the blog name since i have in recent months i have switched my gears from the fashion side of things to more music based post! .... Here is the song 

Curren$yx24HourKarateSchoolxCreativeControl

SoI know this mixtape came out almost a week ago but do to the snow up in the DMV area I was unable to download and listen to it (Was at my Aunt Crib and don't like putting her comps thru the paces like i would do my own... RESPECT!) .....so here is the mixtape Smokey Robinson

Also who are a few clips that deal with Curren$y and his current endeavors ....for one the 24 Hour Karate School [[Mixtape]] drops on monday (Feb. 15th) and will consist of artist such as the for mentioned Curren$y, Jay Electronica, Mos Def, The Cool Kids , Tabi Bonney (DMV LOVE!!!!) , Stalley n last but not least Rugz D. Bewler

Here is a clip of the video footage:

24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL TEASER from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Also here is another clip done by creative control featuring Curren$y .... *DEAD* at the :36 second mark ...this dude out here singin sounded like Devin Da Dude lol .....

CURREN$Y - BOXING from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Lastly here is another clip from Creative Control .....with Wiz Khalifa and the Philadelphi Electronic based band Disco Biscuits! ... It sounds DOPE!

WIZ KHALIFA - SWEAT BOX from Creative Control on Vimeo.

If you haven't noticed a common trend in all of this is Dame Dash!!! .... Could This be the starting line up for his Emerging BlackRoc Label???

Addition:

I just found the video for the song Lemon Kush...which is over that sick bangladesh beat for Gucci's Lemonade

CURREN$Y - LEMON KUSH from Creative Control on Vimeo.

How2MakeItNAmerica: Ep.1

Just watched this episode on 2dopeboyz earlier and had to post it...The premise of this new HBO series is that there are these guys living in New York trying to get it poppin and break it big in the the world..... It stars Kid Cudi and the show has a crazy sountrack!


"He who hesitates .......Masterbates!"

Check out the official soundtrack mixtape!

#DuringtheNFLSuperBowl

During the Super Bowl of course i have been doing my usual of blog surfing and what not and here are a few things that I found .....
-----First off we have footage from the Cool Bowl concert and event that occured yesterday in Miami
During the even artist such as Dom Kennedy and Curren$y performed:

The Cool Bowl from Luc Alexandre on Vimeo.

StylesPxDjGreenLantern: The Green Ghost Project [[MixTape]]

So I have had this for about a week now ...and its everything that we have been anticipating..... def worth the download!!!! Also here is a video of Styles P performing at the mixtape release party!

Joell OrtizxNovel: Defying The Predictable [[MIXTAPE]]

Haven 't heard this yet ....but am a big fan of Joell so this should be a good tape ....check it out!

Curren$y - Visions Video [[Sneak Peek]]

Late Night W/ Jimmy Fallon

This is a funny clip from the Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon about Ground Hogs Day ....

We gotta do better!

In this day and age Hip Hop is on the come up ....and is beginning to become the pulse of Pop culture ..... but c'mon somethings are just becoming a bit cliche ...... like rap names ...we should start being a little more creative with our name selections... certain words are really getting tired such as:

Lil
Young
Hood
Boss
Man
Gutta
Ghetto
Project
Murder
Homicide
Killah

*Also ....if ur name is repetitive just stop!!! I.E. Gutta Gutta

DIGGY?!?!?

Yooooo ....so i found this on vladtv.com .....I mean i figured I would listen to it and see if he had the lyrical genius of his father or the utter #fail of his older brother (JoJo) ...... and what I heard was a kid with a nice flow .... his content is lacking but that is something that will come with maturity ..... do your thing lil brutha! ..... check it out!

JayElectxMosDef

Here is some footage from last nights benefit show for Haiti at The Independent in San Francisco, CA

Mos Def drops some knowledge about standing up against oppression:

Mos Def Speaks On Haiti Live @ The Independent - 2/3/2010 from AlwaysHustle.com on Vimeo.

then...
Yells @ a drunk fan for asking him and Jay Electronica to do a song that doesn't exist lol (Exhibit B)

Mos Def & Jay Electronica Speak On Exhibit B Live @ The Independent - 2/3/2010 from AlwaysHustle.com on Vimeo.

Update:
Here is the actual footage of Jay Elect and Mos Def performing Exhibit A @ The Independent the other night

Jay Electronica & Mos Def - Exhibit A (Live @ The Independent, San Francisco - 2/3/2010) from AlwaysHustle.com on Vimeo.

Bak N Tyme [[J. Dilla]]

Only a few years ago we lost one of the most influential producers in the Hip Hop community in J. Dilla .....so I decided today after posting the last post about Common speaking on J. Dilla, I would post a couple of memorable J. Dilla songs that I enjoy!

First here is someones top 20 dilla produced tracks off YouTube.com


Nothing Like This [[Video]]


So Far To Go - Ft. Common n DeAngelo

((Common Remastered this and put it on his Finding Forever in tribute to Dilla))

Won't Do

((Dilla's young brother Illa J .... is rapping))He is a very talented artist too

Stop ((Off Donuts Album))


Sniper Elite ft. MF Doom ((Dilla Ghost Doom))


We miss you Dilla .... you will forever live on through the music and the people you influenced!

R.I.P

Late Edition:

King --- Off Dilla Stay Paid Album

When i close my eyes and listen to this I invision myself on a tall building standing on the edge head bent black power fist up with the panaramic view just spinning!

Common speaks on his relationship with J. Dilla

I felt like this was a very beatifully put together tale of Common and J. Dilla's relationship

Ova American Idol tho!!! lol

Here is what I found in the roomers section of AllHipHop.com ...just a few minutes ago!



St. Petersburg sucks. The people stab each other over idols. Allow me to explain. Last Tuesday night a woman ended up stabbing her boyfriend over "American Idol.'' This is what I got from the local paper:

Police arrested Cynthia E. Bettis-Ware, 52, on a charge of first-degree attempted murder of Kevin Johnson, 47.

It happened at 11:22 p.m. at the Empress Motel, 1501 Martin Luther King St. N, which the couple listed as their permanent address, said police spokeswoman Jennifer Dawkins.

The couple was watching American Idol when they began arguing over something that happened on the show, Dawkins said. He changed the channel to stop the argument, Dawkins said, but she kept arguing so "he decided, 'Well, I'll go to bed.'''

He awoke to Bettis-Ware wielding a 10-inch butcher knife. She stabbed him five times in the back and twice in the chest, an arrest affidavit states. Police said she also severely burned Johnson with hot cocoa.

Johnson took the knife from her and ran to the motel parking lot, Dawkins said. Bettis-Ware chased after him with another knife, she said.

I don’t really think St. Petersburg sucks, but it sure sucks to be that dude.

*SideBar* ......Doesn't she look familiar???? .... I think like the late great comedian Redd Foxx!!! lol

What you think????? lls

Bak N Tyme: Pink Floyd Edition

Pink Floyd has a very influential band in my life .... I just remember one day listening to Dark Side of The Moon ....and it changed my whole outlook on music .....and thats when i really began to broaden my horizons and venture out into different genres of music ....and really began to thirst for new and different things!

Here are a few tracks by this dynamic English band that I really enjoy

Wish You Were Here


Any Colour You Like


Time

Bun B - No Mixtape [[Mixtape]]

Soooooo ....it's finally here! .... this mix tape is the culmination of a internet wide lyrical onslaught that has ensueded for the past I would say two months .... For awhile i couldn't get online and go to sights that I frequent without seeing a new Bun-B post .....so check it out.... I mean this guy is one of the best rapper in the South EVA!!! .. I dare to say ......so I mean he def. won't disappoint.

Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. On To The Next Year
3. Stupid Trill
4. Trill OG
5. 2 Damn Trill
6. Trill Gladiator Snippet
7. No Mixtape
8. Transform Ya
9. One King
10. Don’t Say Shit
11. Countin’ Money
12. I Went In
13. Adrenaline Rush
14. (2)DopeBoyz
15. Coocoo
16. Greatest of All Time
17. Mr. Hit That Lick
18. Press Play
19. Big Dick Chaney
20. I Am
21. I Got Cake
22. Play Cloths
23. Bag Music
24. I Made It
25. The Champion
26. Put It Down
27. Outro
Bonus: Pants On The Ground

Wayne ft. Eminem & Drake - Drop The World/ Forever Grammy Performance [[Live]]

I liked this performance even tho i'm not a huge wayne fan or Drake for that matter! ..... But Eminem kilt it! ...and I kinda like this Drop The World Song